Overview
- Residents repeatedly called the police on Sunday morning about a fox moving through the city that showed little fear of people.
- Officers initially could not locate the animal, and around midday it bit the child in the leg.
- A police patrol later spotted the fox near Göttinger Straße, where local firefighters assisted with its capture.
- Following consultation with a veterinary clinic and the Northeim veterinary office, a hunter euthanized the fox in a nearby forest.
- Police said the girl sustained minor injuries and was treated at a hospital in Göttingen.