First Thing: nine-year-old boy dies, becoming 10th Astroworld victim

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A nine-year-old boy from Dallas has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at the Astroworld music festival in Houston. He is the 10th person who attended the festival to die.

The others who died ranged in age from 14 to 27. About 300 people were treated at the festival site and 13 were hospitalised.

A number of lawsuits have been filed including by the Blount family, who are seeking at least $1m in damages. Police are also still investigating what went wrong.

Maxwell was arrested on 2 July 2020 at a secluded, luxurious estate in the small town of Bradford, New Hampshire, for alleged sex crimes, conspiracy and perjury related to Epstein.

Maxwell played a critical role in helping Epstein to identify, befriend and groom minor victims" and that in some cases, Maxwell participated in the abuse", according to Audrey Strauss, then the acting Manhattan US attorney.