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Drunk man attacks police in Berlin, breaks officer's wrist

Drunk man attacks police in Berlin, breaks officer's wrist

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A drunk man attacked police officers in Berlin-Neukölln, resulting in one officer sustaining a broken wrist.
  • The man became aggressive when approached by police after allegedly pouring beer on subway station stairs.
  • He resisted arrest, leading to a physical altercation where the officer's wrist was broken and another officer suffered abrasions.

A violent encounter in Berlin-Neukölln has left a police officer with a broken wrist after a seemingly intoxicated man attacked law enforcement during an arrest attempt. The incident occurred at the Rathaus Neukölln U-Bahn station.

According to police reports, the 28-year-old man was allegedly seen pouring beer on the stairs of the subway station. When officers approached him, he reportedly became verbally abusive and aggressive, advancing towards them with raised fists.

During the attempt to restrain the man, he offered significant resistance. Additional officers were called to assist in applying handcuffs. In the ensuing struggle, one officer sustained a fracture to their wrist, while another officer suffered abrasions to their arm.

The assailant was subsequently taken to a psychiatric facility, where a blood sample was drawn. The circumstances surrounding the incident and the man's condition are under investigation.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.