A 21-year-old beat his girlfriend to hospital in an apartment in Ludwigshafen.
In a relationship dispute, he slapped the 23-year-old woman in the face several times on Saturday evening, stole her two cell phones and damaged parts of the facility, the police said on Sunday.
Ambulance took the young woman to a clinic with bruises on her face and bruises.
Ludwigshafen - The police expelled the attacker from the apartment, forbade him to contact the victim for the next few days and initiated several criminal proceedings against him.
The Ludwigshafen intervention center was informed about the care of the woman.
dpa