North Rhine-Westphalia: brawl: man pursues suspect and holds him

Bochum / Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - A courageous 21-year-old followed a 28-year-old who is said to have knocked down an 18-year-old at Bochum's main station and held him until the police arrived.

North Rhine-Westphalia: brawl: man pursues suspect and holds him

Bochum / Dortmund (dpa / lnw) - A courageous 21-year-old followed a 28-year-old who is said to have knocked down an 18-year-old at Bochum's main station and held him until the police arrived. The federal police reported on Tuesday. You could then arrest the 28-year-old aggressive suspect.

Travelers alerted the federal police early on Sunday morning. A man is said to have knocked down his opponent on the Bochum station forecourt and continued to act on the man lying on the ground until he lost consciousness. Then the attacker fled. Upon arrival, the federal police called for an ambulance and provided first aid. The 18-year-old was taken to the hospital. At the same time, other officers began searching for the suspect.

Passers-by said that a young man had been chasing the thug. At the nearby bus station, the 21-year-old from Bochum was able to overpower and arrest the suspect despite his resistance, it said. The heavily intoxicated 28-year-old resisted the arrest and tried to spit on the officers. The investigation into dangerous bodily harm continued.