Overview
- The 41-year-old defendant was found guilty of dangerous bodily harm and assault on law enforcement after he attacked two passersby with a key and then bit a police officer’s ear while under the influence of cocaine.
- The 26-year-old officer’s severed ear fragment was initially reattached but later rejected by her body, leaving her with permanent physical and psychological trauma.
- Cologne’s Regional Court imposed a four-year prison term and ordered the attacker to pay €30,000 in damages to address the gravity of his actions.
- During sentencing the defendant claimed memory loss due to cocaine intoxication, but presiding Judge Necmettin Gül warned that failure to control his aggression could lead to harsher penalties.
- The case underscores growing concern over substance-fueled assaults on police and reinforces Germany’s stringent legal response to attacks on law enforcement