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A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy off the third-floor balcony of Minnesotas iconic Mall of America last week told police he was furious that women repeatedly rejected him, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.

Emmanuel Aranda, a 24-year-old man from Minneapolis, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after confessing to tossing the child, whom he didnt know, off the nearly 40-foot-high platform, the Hennepin County Attorneys Office announced.

The victim, named Landen, was critically hurt in the fall at the Bloomington mall the largest retail shopping mall in the U.S and a major tourist attraction. He suffered multiple fractured bones in his arms and legs, as well as massive head trauma, according to the complaint.

Landens mother told police that they had been standing outside the malls Rainforest Cafe on April 12 when Aranda approached them. She said Aranda came very close to them, so she asked if he wanted them to move out of his way.

Thats when Aranda grabbed Landen, without warning, and threw him off the balcony before running away, the boys mother and several other witnesses told police. Officers subsequently located Aranda on a light rail train in the mall and placed him under arrest.

BREAKING: Emmanuel Aranda planned to \"kill someone\" before throwing boy over balcony at MOA, newly filed charges say. | https://t.co/qxgTRLj1cY pic.twitter.com/okBO2T1ftT

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BREAKING: Emmanuel Aranda planned to "kill someone" before throwing boy over balcony at MOA, newly filed charges say. | https://t.co/qxgTRLj1cY pic.twitter.com/okBO2T1ftT
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Aranda quickly confessed to throwing the boy off the balcony and fleeing the scene, according to the complaint. He allegedly said he planned to kill someone at the mall a day earlier but that it didnt work out.

Aranda told police that he expected to kill an adult because they usually stand near the balcony but chose to attack the boy instead, according to the complaint. He repeatedly acknowledged that he planned to kill someone at the mall and knew what he was doing was wrong, police said.

Surveillance video from the mall shows Aranda looking over the balcony on the malls third floor several times before approaching Landen, the complaint stated.

Aranda told police he had been coming to the mall for several years, where he attempted to talk to women but was frequently rejected, according to the complaint. The rejection caused him to lash out and be aggressive, Aranda allegedly told police.

Aranda made his initial court appearance in Hennepin County on Tuesday, where he showed little emotion and told the judge he lives in a shelter, according to local media reports .

He faces life in prison if convicted of attempted first-degree murder. He is due in court again May 14. Following the court appearance, Aranda was returned to the county jail, with bail set at $2 million.

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