Hesse: child sprayed firefighter and 15-year-olds with pepper spray

Homberg/Efze (dpa/lhe) - A child attacked a firefighter and a young person in Homberg/Efze with pepper spray and both suffered minor injuries. The boy, around 12 or 13 years old, first sprayed the firefighter in the face on Thursday afternoon and then fled, the police said on Friday. Shortly thereafter, he sprayed a 15-year-old. The police were initially unable to determine the identity of the child or his motive.