Overview

• A loud argument between a 72-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman at Bremen Hauptbahnhof on Tuesday prompted federal police intervention.
• Officers discovered outstanding arrest warrants issued by the Hamburg district court for unpaid fines stemming from a prior theft conviction.
• Unable to settle the required payments at the station, the couple faces roughly six weeks in prison under Germany’s substitute custody provision.
• Each spouse has been placed in a separate, gender-segregated correctional facility in line with standard detention procedures.
• Details of the verbal argument remain undisclosed, underscoring media focus on the legal process rather than private disputes.