Overview
- The attack unfolded around 2:30 a.m. on Rüttenscheider Straße near a kiosk after a conversation escalated, with the victim hit from behind and then kicked while on the ground.
- Subsequent medical findings indicate weeks of immobility for the victim and likely long-term limitations for sports activity.
- Investigators have reclassified the case as serious bodily harm, and Kriminalkommissariat 34 is leading the investigation.
- Two suspects are described as about 16–20 years old, approximately 1.75–1.85 m tall, with black curly hair, dark jackets and trousers, and a “southern” appearance.
- Additional descriptions include two men with an upper-lip mustache and a chin beard—one shorter with short hair—and two women present who did not participate; witnesses are asked to contact police at 0201/829-0 or hinweise.essen@polizei.nrw.de.