Overview
- Police and rescue crews responded around 15:00 Monday to a small park at Hauffstraße/Norbertuskirchplatz in Obermarxloh after a loud bang.
- An emergency doctor treated the child’s severe hand injuries at the scene before she was admitted to a hospital for inpatient care.
- Witnesses reported that several children ran from the park after the explosion, leaving the injured girl behind.
- Kriminalkommissariat 11 has opened an investigation and is asking for tips at 0203 280 0, with the device’s ownership and sequence of events still unclear.
- Police issued a safety warning against permit-required, untested, or homemade fireworks, noting a recent Halloween case in Aldenrade where a 14-year-old lost a hand.