Moosburg an der Isar (dpa/lby) - The police arrested a 41-year-old relative of the victim after a hammer attack on a man in Moosburg an der Isar in the Freising district. The man is suspected of having seriously injured his brother-in-law, the police said on Monday.
According to current knowledge, the 41-year-old, who lives in Canada, traveled to Germany to clarify family matters with his 53-year-old brother-in-law. Last Friday, around 6:00 a.m., he watched his brother-in-law outside in front of his apartment in Moosburg an der Isar. According to witnesses, he hit the victim's head with a hammer.
Passers-by rushed to help. The 41-year-old fled in a rental car. The criminal police arrested him in a hotel on Friday and he is now in custody. The 53-year-old was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
