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Drunk Man Headbutts Bundespolizei at Munich Central Station

Prosecutors ordered a blood test and set a magistrate hearing as federal police probe suspected assault, insults and threats.

Overview

  • A 43-year-old Polish national attacked Bundespolizei officers with headbutts in the Bahnhofsmission at Munich Hauptbahnhof, which police say happened on Tuesday and prompted his arrest.
  • Officers handcuffed the man after he resisted; a voluntary breath test at the scene showed 2.18‰ alcohol level.
  • The suspect became unresponsive after being detained, was treated by emergency medics and taken to a Munich hospital under police escort.
  • Staatsanwaltschaft München I ordered a forensic blood draw and scheduled the man to appear before a Haftrichter to decide on detention and further measures.
  • Bundespolizei München is investigating the case for tätlicher Angriff auf Vollstreckungsbeamte, Beleidigung and Bedrohung, and notes the suspect was released from a correctional facility only hours before the incident.