FRANKFURT, DE~ Officials said on Wednesday that a soccer player who was 15 years old and participated in an international youth tournament in Germany over the weekend has passed away after sustaining severe brain damage after a post-match confrontation with an opposition squad. The incident occurred over the weekend.
A postmortem investigation of the young person’s body is scheduled to take place in the upcoming days, according to a statement released by the Frankfurt police department. One of the players on a French squad, who is only 16 years old, has been held in prison until the results of further investigations. After the final whistle blew on Sunday, according to the police report, a scuffle ensued, which subsequently developed into a confrontation between members of the French squad and a team from Berlin.
According to the authorities, the victim had been assaulted in the head or neck area and then fainted after being injured. He was attended to at the scene by first responders who provided emergency medical care, and then he was transported to a hospital.
The specific events leading up to the altercation were still being looked into by the authorities. The authorities have issued a call for anyone who may have witnessed the fight or who may have video footage of it to come forward. According to the German news agency dpa, the victim’s organs will be donated after they have been removed.
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