Pressig (dpa/lby) - A young man bit a 15-year-old in the leg in Upper Franconia - before the attack, the attacker of the 15-year-old was unknown. The 21-year-old bit the youngster's thigh on a train ride near Pressing (Kronach district), the police said on Saturday.

After the attack, the train attendants called the police, who were able to catch the man at a train station. When asked why he had bitten the teenager, he could not say. The 15-year-old had severe leg pain after the attack, but the extent of her injuries was not known. The attacker now faces a charge of assault.