Overview
- The boy was critically wounded when a Kugelbombe exploded at Emstaler Platz in Tegel on New Year’s Eve, and a then‑17‑year‑old remains under investigation for allegedly igniting it in a crowd.
- Treating clinicians say he nearly bled to death at the scene before bystanders intervened and he was rushed to Charité’s Virchow‑Klinikum.
- Doctors describe injuries comparable to war zones, including shattered leg bones and severe burns, followed by a brain bleed that required temporary removal of part of his skull.
- He spent over a month in an induced coma with a tracheotomy and a temporary bowel opening, was discharged in April to rehabilitation, returned to school, and can walk again.
- His sister, a Charité physician, says the case is not being prioritized, urges stronger prevention and public awareness about illegal high‑power fireworks, and says the family will spend this New Year’s abroad.