Lenningen (dpa / lsw) - In Lenningen, a child was attacked and injured by an unknown person. The girl did not suffer any serious injuries and was treated on site by the emergency services on Wednesday afternoon, the police said in the evening. According to initial findings, the youthful attacker was not found, it was said, despite a search with a patrol car and a police helicopter. The police initially did not want to say the age of the child when asked.
According to the information, the girl was cycling on a cycle path in the community in the Esslingen district when she was attacked by the stranger. The man fled on his bicycle. The background to the attack was initially unclear.
Shortly before the crime, a man helped the girl to mount her bicycle chain. The police are asking the unknown helper, as well as other witnesses, for information about the perpetrator.
