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Nuremberg is shocked: a federal police officer was beaten in an argument with a 39-year-old - he later died.
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On Thursday, a police officer was injured in an altercation at Nuremberg main station.
He later dies in a hospital due to a medical cause.
Update from March 22nd, 5:00 p.m
.: A preliminary autopsy result has shown that there is no connection between the attack and the death of the 30-year-old federal police officer.
The police officer died due to a medical cause, as the Middle Franconia police headquarters announced on Friday afternoon.
Police officer died due to medical reasons - according to police, no connection to the attack at the train station
The 30-year-old was attacked on Thursday night at Nuremberg Central Station in the area of a toilet facility.
According to the information, he received blows in the upper body and head area.
According to the police, he sought medical treatment in the morning due to physical complaints.
There he collapsed and ultimately died, according to a statement from police headquarters.
The Nuremberg criminal police therefore took over the investigation and, on the orders of the Nuremberg-Fürth public prosecutor's office, the autopsy was carried out on Friday afternoon.
Update from March 22nd, 3:45 p.m
.: The police union (GdP) was also “shocked and full of sadness” about the death of its colleague.
“We are deeply touched and our thoughts are with the relatives and loved ones of the colleague who died after an assault suffered on duty,” said the deputy GdP federal chairman Sven Hüber on Friday afternoon in Berlin.
Violence against police officers is increasing: “deserves to be punished quickly and very severely”
According to Hüber, violence against police forces is constantly increasing.
“We don’t want to accept this any longer.
Anyone who attacks helpers, our community police, deserves to be punished quickly and very severely,” the deputy union chairman continued.
The chairman of the GdP Federal Police District, Andreas Roßkopf, said that every police officer knows that the police profession is associated with great personal risks, but the death of a colleague still cuts deep to the core.
Update from March 22nd, 3 p.m
.: The federal police commissioner, Uli Grötsch (SPD), has now commented on the incident in Nuremberg.
In a press release sent out early Friday afternoon, the police commissioner was “deeply shocked.”
Police commissioner speaks of a “fatal blow” – investigations are ongoing
He also writes: "The fatal blow against his colleague shows in a frightening way the frequent blurring of the boundaries of violence and brutality that officers are exposed to every day in operational situations." In fact, the investigation is still ongoing, because so far - at least officially - It has not been proven that the young federal police officer died as a result of the punch.
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The investigation into the case is still ongoing – under the direction of the Nuremberg-Fürth public prosecutor’s office.
Finally, Grötsch said he mourned his colleague and called for “respect in dealing with one another and respect for representatives of the state to be a central building block of peaceful coexistence.”
First report from March 22nd
: Nuremberg - Tragic news from the Franconian metropolis: On Thursday, March 21st, a 30-year-old federal police officer died on the way to the hospital from a cause that is still unclear.
Whether his death was directly related to an altercation at Nuremberg Central Station is now the subject of investigations.
Conflict at the main train station in Nuremberg – attacker hits federal police officers
As
bild.de
reports, the federal police officer and a colleague were called to an argument between a 39-year-old Pakistani and two cleaning workers early on Thursday morning.
While trying to mediate between the parties, the 39-year-old suddenly hit the federal police officer in the eye with his fist.
The police then used pepper spray and overpowered the attacker.
After the identification measures at the station - according to focus.de, the man has been staying legally in Germany since 2020 and has a registration address - he was released again.
The beaten federal police officer suffered swelling and redness in his eye, resigned from his job a short time later and went to his family doctor that morning.
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Federal police officer collapses at the family doctor - he dies a short time later
According to reports, he then complained to his family doctor about discomfort from the attack and suddenly collapsed.
The family doctor immediately alerted the rescue workers, who tried to resuscitate the 30-year-old - in vain.
The young federal police officer was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
A death investigation has been initiated, a spokeswoman for the Nuremberg Federal Police said on Friday.
The public prosecutor's office has also initiated an investigation.
(fhz)
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