At the train station: man asks 20-year-olds for help buying tickets – then he strikes

Created: 08/03/2022, 16:51

By: Katarina Amtmann

A man asked for help buying tickets - and then became aggressive.

© Jan-Philipp Strobel/dpa/dpa-Bildfunk/IMAGO / Future Image (Collage: Merkur.de)

A Belgian asked for help buying tickets at the Regensburg train station – then he became aggressive.

His opponent was beaten bloody.

Regensburg – On Wednesday night (August 3rd), a Belgian asked a German at the train station in Regensburg for help buying tickets.

This is reported by the police in Waldmünchen.

A physical altercation ensued shortly thereafter.

Regensburg train station: Belgians ask Germans for help – and then attack him

According to initial findings, the Belgian (36) asked the German (20) for help buying tickets around 12:30 a.m. in the station hall.

"For reasons that are still unclear, a physical altercation broke out between the two," police said.

The 36-year-old attacked the young man, who suffered bleeding wounds on his face and hand.

The 20-year-old's T-shirt was also damaged and torn.

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"Attentive witnesses reported the scuffle to the federal police station in Regensburg.

The patrol who rushed to the scene had to take the aggressive Belgian tied up to the police station," the press release continues.

As a result of the scuffle with the 20-year-old, the man also suffered minor injuries to his hands and lip.

A breath alcohol test showed him a value of 2.3 per mille.

The federal police station in Regensburg is now investigating physical injury and property damage.

After the police measures were completed, the federal police released the 46-year-old Belgian.