Overview

• Bystander footage from Herne captures the courier punching a 42-year-old woman and striking her partner during a roadside argument.
• Police detained the suspect at the scene and say the woman sustained minor injuries requiring outpatient treatment.
• The confrontation stemmed from complaints about an allegedly illegally parked delivery van, with the man reportedly having hit the vehicle beforehand.
• DHL says it is shocked by the video, confirms the worker’s dismissal, and notes a colleague retrieved the vehicle.
• Media reports, citing Bild and local police sources, say the suspect was already known to authorities for prior offenses.