Bavaria: drunk attacks girlfriend and child

Schwarzenbach an der Saale (dpa/lby) - A drunk attacked his girlfriend and her son in Upper Franconia. He also hit a police officer, the police said on Monday. Accordingly, the 43-year-old had argued with the 37-year-old on Sunday night in Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Hof district). He pressed their nine-year-old son by the neck against a banister. The woman intervened. The 43-year-old then attacked her. The 37-year-old called the police, who took the man into custody. On the other hand, according to the investigators, he defended himself considerably. A breath alcohol test later revealed three per thousand.