Overview

• The incident occurred at about 9:55 p.m. Monday on a parking lot in Hans-Grundig-Straße in Magdeburg’s Kannenstieg district.
• Witnesses report the 61-year-old driver hurled xenophobic insults at families with migration backgrounds before striking the three-year-old.
• The child, identified by some sources as a Syrian national, suffered only light abrasions after being hit while riding a scooter.
• Authorities say the suspect has previously been involved in right-wing extremist incidents, according to dpa reports.
• Police are appealing for witnesses to help determine whether the collision was deliberate or an accident.