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Niedernhall Marathon Scales Back After 12-Year-Old’s Death

Organizers say a subdued event will give residents space to grieve.

Overview

  • City officials and sponsor ebm-papst confirmed the weekend races will proceed without start music and with flags at half-mast.
  • A minute of silence is scheduled during Sunday morning’s runners’ service at Laurentius Church.
  • The Evangelical Laurentius Church will remain open throughout the marathon weekend with pastors available for conversations.
  • The city is preparing support for students ahead of the new school term and has not yet set a date for a municipal memorial.
  • Prosecutors issued a manslaughter arrest warrant for an 18-year-old who allegedly pursued the boy by car after a dispute and fatally struck him on a parking lot.