Overview
- Michael Noetzel was confronted with verbal abuse and struck in the rib area at his party’s information stand in Güstrow, reporting pain and shortness of breath but declining on-site medical care.
- Authorities identified and detained the 23-year-old suspect around 12:10 UTC using surveillance images after he initially fled the scene.
- Investigators say the suspect made anti-constitutional gestures and kicked a cargo bicycle carrying the deputy’s dachshund during the assault.
- The detained man admitted to police that he was under the influence of intoxicating substances at the time of the incident.
- Rostock police have handed the case over to the Kriminalpolizei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which is exploring potential extremist motives in the assault.