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Four Teenage Girls Assault 14-Year-Old in Duisburg Park as Attack Is Filmed

Police are investigating dangerous bodily harm after detentions.

Overview

  • Police say the assault occurred Wednesday around 13:00 in Iltispark in the Neumühl district near Halfmannstraße and Obermarxloher Straße.
  • The attackers beat the girl to the ground, kicked her, and one used scissors to cut off part of her hair.
  • A 12-year-old witness called police, and a resident recovered the victim’s phone after seeing it hidden in a pile of leaves.
  • Officers detained the four suspects, aged 14 to 16, near the scene, questioned them at a station, and released them to their guardians.
  • Investigators secured the video recorded on the victim’s phone; the girl was treated in hospital, and police say those involved knew each other.