Leipzig/Boston – Little Henri (3) had a fatal accident on Easter Sunday. The boy from the USA stumbled while getting off the tram and fell under the approaching train. He died at the scene of the accident in Leipzig–Altlindenau.
After the terrible accident The tram driver is now being investigated. “The investigation is being carried out against the tram driver because of the initial suspicion of negligent homicide,” said senior public prosecutor Ricardo Schulz (59) to BILD.
According to Schulz, it is not yet possible to estimate when and with what results the investigation will be completed.
But one thing is certain: Henri will be in his hometown of Massachusetts on Saturday (USA) buried. His family sent out a very special invitation to the funeral service. Despite the immense pain of losing their beloved son, they wanted to “celebrate little Henri’s life”. Everyone who knew the little sunshine is welcome to the funeral service.
However, Henri’s parents Kacie and Christian ask the mourners on Saturday to avoid wearing black clothing for the funeral and instead wear “white angels” or cheerful colors. One reason for this is that Henri was full of joy for life and a big dinosaur fan.
A photo from happy days: Christian and Kacie with their son Henri, who died in an accident, and brother Walter (behind)
The family felt very comfortable in Leipzig
The family wants to stream the funeral and also hold a eulogy in German to thank them again for the great support in Germany.
Henri’s family comes from Boston and has only been living there since the beginning of the year Leipzig, after father Christian got a job at the Max Planck Institute. For moving to Saxony They sold everything in their homeland, looked forward to their new life and felt very comfortable in the Saxon city. Until the disaster on Easter Sunday changed everything.