Overview
- The fight erupted during the traditional “Krawattenwerfen” at Christkönig-Kirche in Hemer on December 13.
- Police initially estimated around 30 people were involved in the altercation.
- The bride and a 39-year-old man received medical treatment and were taken to hospital.
- Officers and emergency crews responded shortly after 10 p.m. with a large deployment and maintained a presence until about midnight.
- Four men are under investigation for mutual bodily harm, with local reports differing on one suspect’s age—listed as 19 in some accounts and 17 in others alongside ages 28, 39 and 47.