ALBAWABA - A video has caused panic and anger among Russians after an 18-month-old child fell into a coma after he was violently picked up by a stranger and thrown to the ground at Moscow Airport.
Shocking footage was shared on social media showing the moment a baby boy was lifted and thrown headfirst into the floor by a male passenger in the arrivals hall of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport.
According to sources, the little boy, who had just arrived in Russia with his mother after fleeing from Iran, was hospitalized, and he is now in a coma, suffering from serious skull fractures and spinal injuries.
A man was arrested after attacking a child at Moscow Airport. (X)
He is in a critical condition, fighting for his life, The Nightly outlet said on Wednesday. The Daily Mail said the boy’s pregnant mother was collecting his pushchair following their flight.
Some media reportedly said that the attacker is being questioned by police on suspicion of being under the influence of drugs when he committed this horrific action.
The alleged attacker, who was arrested by security forces at the Moscow Airport, was identified as a 31-year-old Vladimir Vitkov from Belarus, lingering near the child, who was standing next to the suitcase. Then, out of the sudden, the man picked him up and threw him hard to the ground.
