Two boys aged 15 and 16 attacked two of their own age in Erlangen and threatened them with a knife.
Before that, they wanted to sell them drugs.
Erlangen - On Saturday evening (October 9th), two young people physically attacked two people of the same age at a playground in Erlangen * -Buchenbach.
They threatened them with a knife, as the Police Headquarters Middle Franconia * wrote in a report.
At around 9:30 p.m., the two 15 and 16 year old boys were at the playground in Schweinfurter Strasse.
People of the same age approached the two and wanted to sell them drugs.
When the boys declined the offer, the two suspects attacked the two.
Erlangen: Young people threaten their peers with knives in the playground
The 16-year-old perpetrator beat the 15-year-old victim.
He hit his head and face with his fist.
He also held him by the collar.
Both perpetrators also threatened the boys with a knife and demanded cash from them, according to the police report.
The two victims managed to escape and call the police.
The officers immediately started a manhunt and arrested two suspect youths who matched the personal descriptions.
The 15-year-old was slightly injured in the face, the 16-year-old victim suffered no injuries.
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Erlangen: Police are investigating young suspects
After consulting the public prosecutor's office, the police officers searched the apartments of the two suspects.
There they discovered a small amount of marijuana, a practice butterfly knife, and several blank guns.
The Erlangen criminal police have initiated an investigation against the two young people - among other things because of the suspicion of extortion by robbery.
Upon completion of the investigations, the two suspects were handed over to their legal guardians.
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