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Ingolstadt Police Seek Masked Suspect After Attempted Sexual Assault Near Bank

The 24-year-old victim disarmed the attacker with his pocketknife, prompting his flight.

Overview

  • Police report that a masked man armed with a pocketknife grabbed a woman, dragged her onto a nearby parking area, and touched her in a way classified as an attempted sexual assault.
  • The encounter occurred around 23:30 on the pedestrian route from Goethestraße toward Friedrich-Ebert-Straße near a VR-Bank branch.
  • The woman was not physically injured; the assailant fled in the direction of Körnerstraße and an immediate search did not locate him.
  • Investigators describe the suspect as male, about 25 years old and 185 cm tall, wearing a gray pullover, dark trousers, black sneakers, and a balaclava.
  • Kriminalpolizei Ingolstadt has taken over the case and urges witnesses to call 0841/93430, with local reports differing on whether the incident occurred on November 13 or 14.