Overview

• Police say a 22-year-old first strangled a 34-year-old during a dispute, then tried to lift him over the railing of a chain bridge about seven meters high.
• The incident occurred in Bamberg’s busy city center in daylight with numerous witnesses, and the victim suffered minor neck injuries without hospital treatment.
• Officers arrested the suspect shortly after in a nearby snack bar following witness intervention.
• A judge issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday, and the suspect is now in pretrial detention as investigators probe attempted homicide.
• Police report the men knew each other only casually, and the motive remains undetermined.