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Six Injured in €15 Dispute at Hof Ice-Cream Café as Suspects Freed Pending Probe

Prosecutors declined pretrial detention pending the police investigation.

Overview

  • Police say three brothers aged roughly 15 to 25 returned to Eiscafé Levante over an unpaid card charge of about €15 and a dispute escalated into violence.
  • One suspect allegedly hit the owner with a flagpole while tables and chairs were overturned during the rampage.
  • Six people were injured, including the owner’s 10-year-old daughter, a café employee and three police officers.
  • Officers used pepper spray during a brief pursuit and arrests, and widely shared videos show parts of the confrontation.
  • Investigations for dangerous bodily harm, embezzlement, resistance and attacks on officers are underway, and the suspects have been released pending the case.