Overview

• The incident occurred around 6 a.m. Saturday outside Wischelinkstraße 3, where the man was threatened with a knife during a robbery.
• According to the victim, three assailants beat him and a fourth person stood lookout at Alte Bahnhofstraße/Ovelackerstraße before the group fled toward Langendreer-Markt.
• The 28-year-old suffered light injuries and was taken to a hospital.
• Witnesses described the suspects as about 25 to 35 years old, wearing dark hooded clothing and speaking broken German with an Arabic accent and possibly Arabic.
• The Bochum Kriminalkommissariat has opened an investigation and is asking the public to provide information.