Deutsche Bahn Apologizes After 14-Year-Old Removed from Train Over Ticket Issue

The teenager, traveling alone, was forced off an ICE train despite company rules prohibiting such actions involving minors.

A Deutsche Bahn conductor removed a 14-year-old traveling from Leipzig to Berlin due to a ticket issued in his father's name, despite it being valid for a child.
The incident occurred at 8 PM in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, leaving the teenager stranded without immediate recourse.
Comedian Moritz Hohl, the boy's father, criticized the decision on social media, prompting public debate and mixed reactions online.
Deutsche Bahn confirmed that minors should never be removed from trains and issued an apology, committing to an internal investigation of the incident.
Hohl later clarified that his son had access to a credit card but was not offered the option to purchase a new ticket by the conductor.