<blockquote><br><br><b>Boy, two, 'in a coma' after passenger throws him to the floor in airport lounge</b><br><br><i><b>The boy is now fighting for his life in a coma with serious skull fractures and spinal injuries<br></b></i><br>The child had arrived in Russia after he and his mother fled the bombing in Iran, say reports.<br><br>The tourist - identified as Vladimir Vitkov, 31, from Belarus - is seen on security footage looking closely at the boy who is next to his suitcase.<br><br> <iframe class=youtube src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0GKUv6Rxoc0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><a rel=ugc href="https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=0GKUv6Rxoc0'si=_mnacY3f8qmEVgoj">https://www.youtube.com/watch'v=0GKUv6Rxoc0'si=_mnacY3f8qmEVgoj</a><br><br>The attacker - described as a 'monster' by a Russian official - apparently checks to see if anyone is watching and then suddenly grabs the child, throwing him hard on the floor in the arrivals section of Sheremetyevo airport.<br><br>A man came running to scoop up the gravely wounded boy.<br><br>The attack happened as the boy's pregnant mother was collecting his pushchair after their flight's arrival.<br><br>Police are examining if there was a racist or other motivation for the act against the child.<br><br>Appalling footage shows the moment a male tourist suddenly picks up and hurls a helpless 18-month-old boy head first on the ground in the arrivals hall of a Moscow airport<br><br>His family had fled Iran via a tortuous route through Afghanistan and had just arrived in Russia, said reports.<br><br>The suspect had reportedly flown to Moscow from Cyprus or Egypt.<br><br>He was rapidly taken into custody after the incident, amid suspicions he was under the influence of drugs.<br><br>Moscow Region Children's Ombudswoman Ksenia Mishonova said: 'A drug-addled monster grabbed a toddler in the arrivals hall and threw him on the floor with all his might. All this is incredibly difficult to bear.<br><br>'I hope the detained monster will receive the full severity of the law. I wish the child a speedy recovery. May the parents have the strength to survive this.'<br><br>Traces of cannabis were found in the suspect's blood, according to reports citing the Russian Investigative Committee.<br><br>Other reports say drugs were found in his possession.<br><br>He was described as incapable of explaining his actions.<br><br>He was rapidly taken into custody after the incident, amid suspicions he was under the influence of drugs. The suspect is under investigation for attempted murder. Pictured: Vitkov, being arrested<br><br>He was asked by officers if he had been in trouble with the police before and replied: 'I made mistakes like that.'<br><br>Vitkov has a daughter the same age as the boy thrown to the ground, said reports.<br><br>A female friend was 'in shock' from his alleged actions.<br><br>The suspect is under investigation for attempted murder.<br><br>The committee said: 'A man, while in the airport arrivals area in a state of drug intoxication, grabbed a child and, lifting him, threw him to the floor with considerable force.<br><br>'The boy was hospitalised in a medical facility for assistance.<br><br>'The man's criminal actions were stopped by eyewitnesses of the incident.'<br><br>The incident occurred shortly before midnight in the departure lounge yesterday.<br><br>Sheremetyevo International Airport is the busiest in Russia, handling more than 40 million passengers and over 300,000 aircraft per year. <br><br></blockquote><a rel=ugc href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14841817/Boy-two-coma-airline-passenger-throws-floor-airport-lounge.html">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14841817/Boy-two-coma-airline-passenger-throws-floor-airport-lounge.html</a>
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