German 7-year-old rocks up to school with ?5,000 in his backpack

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2026-03-12

Hanover, Germany (dpa) - A 7-year-old boy enjoyed a brief moment of fame at his German primary school when he brought in ?5,000 ($5,700) in cash, police said on Thursday. The boy came in on Wednesday with the money in an envelope inside his backpack, making him "the most popular pupil of the morning" at the school near the northern city of Osnabrück, police said. According to police, he had found the cash at home and was eager to show off the bil......

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