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Germany: man faces murder probe after car hits children

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a man in Germany faces a murder investigation after he apparently deliberately drove into a group of schoolchildren, killing an eight-year-old girl and seriously injuring two other girls. Friday’s incident outside a day care center in Witzenhausen, near the central city of Kassel, was initially thought to be an accident. But police and prosecutors said Monday that a witness account and an expert evaluation now lead them to suspect that the 30-year-old man actively steered the car into the children. Investigators also established that the driver is suspected to be suffering from a psychiatric illness and sent him to a psychiatric hospital. 

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