Overview
- Residents had called the emergency line about a roaming fox showing little fear in Northeim’s city center.
- Around 11:35 a.m. Sunday, the animal bit a five-year-old girl, who was treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Göttingen.
- Police later spotted the fox near Göttinger Straße, and volunteer firefighters captured it.
- After consultation with a clinic and the veterinary office, a licensed hunter carried out the killing in a nearby wood.
- Authorities report that investigations into the fox’s health status are ongoing.