Two policewomen will soon be on trial because they allegedly abandoned a colleague who was knocked down in a shootout.
The 37 and 32-year-old officers are charged with attempted bodily harm by omission before the Schwelm district court, as the Hagen district court announced on Tuesday.
In the premises of the regional court on 16.
Hagen / Schwelm - November to be negotiated.
At the beginning of May 2020, a traffic control got out of hand in Gevelsberg in the Ennepe-Ruhr district.
The controlled driver had drawn a pistol and opened fire on the two traffic policemen.
An officer was hit by a projectile that got stuck in his protective vest and knocked to the ground.
The two accused policewomen are said to have driven past the control point in their patrol car and also stopped behind it.
Although they reportedly noticed the exchange of fire - a total of 21 shots - they decided to flee from the scene.
According to the court, the older defendant is said to have initially even duly entered a covered firing position with the service weapon drawn, but then decided to join the 32-year-old who was fleeing first.
Both are said to have been aware that they exposed their colleagues to the risk of serious injuries, according to the court announcement.
The prosecution emphasizes that the police officers were obliged to protect the life and limb of their colleagues who were directly threatened while performing their duties.
Intervention, so the allegation, was reasonable, since the defendants could have mastered their own risk thanks to bulletproof vests, sufficient ammunition and possible cover.
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According to earlier information from the public prosecutor's office, the younger officer initially remained silent about the allegations.
The older one stated that she was in shock.
When her colleague called out to her: “Run, run, run!” She ran.
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