Updated 15.27 | Published 14.46
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A boy under the age of seven was injured in an accident on a playground in Umeå last Thursday.
He is now in intensive care.
The police are investigating the incident as causing bodily harm.
Last Thursday, an accident occurred on a playground at a preschool in Umeå where a boy under the age of seven was injured.
On Saturday, the Västerbotten region announces that the boy has critical injuries and is being cared for in the hospital’s intensive care unit.
The alarm about the accident came in on Thursday afternoon and the child was later taken to hospital.
To SVT Västerbotten the pre-school’s principal said that “the incident went smoothly”.
– We have a crisis plan and we have had a meeting with the crisis group. We have had an open house both yesterday and today for those who want to talk. We have a team from the church on site, the principal said earlier this week.
The police are investigating the incident as causing bodily harm.
Refers to police investigation
On Friday, the preschool was open again.
– It’s super heavy today. The situation is not so good, the rector told SVT Västerbotten at the time.
The update on the boy’s condition came on Saturday and the police are investigating the incident further.
As of Friday, there were no suspects.
On Saturday, Aftonbladet contacted the preschool’s principal with questions about how the accident happened, and what measures were taken after it occurred.
She has asked to come back later.
– It is a police investigation and I refer to it, she says.