German police on Jackson case
German police said Thursday they would examine whether Michael Jackson committed a crime by dangling his baby from a fourth-floor hotel window in Berlin in front of fans.
“We are examining if there is cause to open an investigation into whether a crime was committed,” said Berlin police spokeswoman Christine Rother after the incident was captured on film and then widely broadcast in Germany and around the world.
She said if it turned out there was suspicion of parental “neglect of duty in respect of care and supervision,” a formal investigation into Tuesday’s incident would be started.
Rother declined to say how the inquiry would be conducted or whether Jackson would be questioned by police. The entertainer, who was in Berlin to receive an award, could not be reached for comment. He apologized earlier in the week.
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