Teen arrested for attempted murder after ‘throwing’ boy, 6, from London’s Tate Modern

A teenager was arrested on Sunday after allegedly throwing a six-year-old boy from a 10th-floor viewing platform of London’s Tate Modern gallery, police said.

The boy was airlifted to hospital and is in a critical condition, while the 17-year-old male suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder.

The Tate Modern, a leading contemporary art museum on the banks of the River Thames, was initially locked down but visitors were later allowed to leave.

Several members of the public gave witness statements.

“Police were called at around 2:40pm on August 4 to reports of a young boy thrown from the tenth floor viewing platform of the Tate Modern,” the police statement said.