In a supermarket in Northeim near Göttingen (Lower Saxony), an argument about a shopping cart escalates and ends in physical injury.
- Bodily harm in a supermarket in Northeim near Göttingen (Lower Saxony)
- Disputes between customers and employees of a security company escalated
- Man does not abide by corona regulations
Northeim - A dispute between a customer and an employee of a security company has escalated in a supermarket in Northeim in Lower Saxony (near Göttingen).
This was preceded by a discussion about a shopping cart, the use of which was required in the store due to the current Corona crisis . The 36-year-old customer, who did not want to comply with the regulations, will now have to answer for deliberate bodily harm .
Northeim near Göttingen: dispute over shopping trolleys escalates - customer injures security staff
According to the police, the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon (March 31, 2020) at 3 p.m. in a supermarket in the Nordhäuser Weg in Northeim near Göttingen.
The customer wanted to shop in the supermarket, but without taking a shopping cart with them, which is currently mandatory in many stores due to the Corona crisis .
When an employee of a security company pointed this out to the 36-year-old and tried to explain the situation to him, a dispute developed quickly, which should subsequently lead to bodily harm .
Near Göttingen: assault in a supermarket in Northeim - customer is inconsiderate
The employee of the security company had pointed out the inconsiderate man several times and explained that, given the Corona virus, only limited access to the supermarket is currently possible.
Then the 36-year-old man suddenly punched the employee.
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- BMG (@BMG_Bund) March 30, 2020Bodily harm due to corona measures: Northeim police release perpetrators
The 30-year-old employee from Göttingen was slightly injured by the man's blow.
When the police arrived, the officers recorded the man's details. After that, the 36-year-old was able to walk again, but he will soon have to answer for the physical injury.
Bodily harm during the corona crisis: further cases
At the end of March, an apparently drunk man also freaked out in Reichelsheim (Odenwaldkreis) in southern Hesse, who even coughed in the face of a policeman after residents called the police. Since the police in South Hesse considered this to be a bodily injury in the time of Corona *, the man was brought to justice.
There was also a dispute that turned into a fight in Einbeck . There was a fight between two women who were in an apartment with several people. This was followed not only by a complaint about bodily harm, but also, due to Corona *, four administrative offense proceedings due to the violation of the Infection Protection Act .
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