Erfurt (dpa/th) - A man seriously injured his wife in Erfurt on the open road. On Wednesday evening, the 83-year-old hit his 81-year-old wife in the face, the police said on Thursday. A woman saw this and called the police. She ran after the couple and gave the police her location. When the 83-year-old saw the police officers, he tried to flee with his wife. He ran with her into a densely overgrown area. According to the information, he pulled his wife so hard that she sustained serious injuries.

The woman was taken to a hospital. Police charged the man with assault and assault.