Babysitter bites police officers after refusing to hand over child
Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A babysitter in Bad Saulgau, Germany, refused to hand over a child to its parents, leading to a confrontation with police.
- During the altercation, the 58-year-old babysitter bit one officer and injured another.
- The child was safely returned to the parents, while the babysitter and an accomplice face legal consequences.
A dispute over a child escalated into a physical confrontation, resulting in injuries to two police officers in Bad Saulgau, Germany. The incident began Monday evening when officers responded to a call about a dispute between parents and their babysitter.
The babysitter refused to hand over a toddler to the parents.
The 58-year-old babysitter refused to return the child to its parents, becoming aggressive and attempting to flee with the child. Police intervened to restrain her, during which she kicked out and bit one officer on the hand. A second officer was injured during a subsequent struggle after another woman, who appeared to know the babysitter, interfered with the police operation and filmed the scene with her smartphone.
She bit one of the officers in the hand.
Officers managed to safely retrieve the child and reunite it with the parents. The babysitter repeatedly insulted the officers, and her accomplice's phone was confiscated. Both women are now facing criminal charges. Authorities are investigating the motives behind the babysitter's refusal to hand over the child and why her acquaintance interfered with the police.
Her smartphone was confiscated.
Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.