The suspect, a 17-year-old British man, appeared Tuesday morning at Bromley Youth Court for a short hearing. The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was accused of grabbing the child, who had stepped a few feet away from his parents, and “swiftly” tossing him over the edge of a viewing platform. The teen will next appear in court Thursday at the London’s Old Bailey.

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The 6-year-old boy has suffered injuries to his brain and fractures to his spine, legs and arms, authorities said in court.

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In dramatic scenes Sunday, witnesses heard a woman shouting “Where’s my son? Where’s my son?” after the boy was reportedly thrown from the 10th floor, landing with a “loud bang” on a fifth-floor roof, a witness said.

The suspect was captured by members of the public before he was arrested at the scene. There was nothing to suggest that the teenager knew the child, police said.

Nancy Barnfield, 47, told the BBC that she was at the 10th-floor viewing gallery, which offers panoramic views of London, at the time of the incident. She said she heard a “loud bang” and then saw a woman screaming: “Where’s my son? Where’s my son?”

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Olga Malchevska, a BBC journalist who was also nearby at the time of the incident, told the broadcaster that she heard a woman “crying desperately” and saying, “My son, oh my son.” She also said the chest-level railings were high enough that a child wouldn’t accidentally fall off.

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The boy was treated at the scene before he was airlifted to a London hospital.

The London Metropolitan Police said in a statement Tuesday that “the injured boy remains in a stable but critical condition in hospital with his family, who continue to be supported by officers.”

The Tate Modern is among the most popular attractions in Britain. According to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, last year nearly 6 million visitors walked through the doors of the former power station, which is located in a trendy area along the south bank of the River Thames.

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The 10th-floor viewing platform was opened in 2016 as part of an extension that offers spectacular views of the British capital — as well as views into nearby apartments. Earlier this year, residents of luxury apartments overlooked by the viewing gallery lost a court battle over what lawyers claimed was a “daily intrusion into their privacy.” The judge suggested the residents could install sheer curtains or tall plants to help their situation.