Overview
- Police and prosecutors said the hospital notified them on Sunday that the woman died three weeks after the Dec. 1 incident.
- The accident occurred in Calden near Kassel when a loud bang was heard as she and a friend led two horses on halters.
- Her horse bolted, dragged her by the reins, and she suffered critical injuries after becoming trapped under the animal.
- Investigators later found remnants of burnt, commercially sold fireworks behind a hedge near the scene.
- Authorities suspect two children aged 10 and 12 ignited the fireworks, and the inquiry into causation and responsibility remains active.