Zug: Women in Harburg Subjected to Insults and Threats
In an unusual incident at Harburg station in Germany, a 22-year-old man of Eritrean origin was accused of threatening and insulting two women, aged 25 and 26, with a box cutter. The man was removed from a metronom train during a search and was later taken to a cell to sober up.
Public intoxication, while not a criminal offense in Germany, can lead to police intervention if it causes disturbances or endangers public safety. In this case, the man's breath alcohol test reading was 1.95 per mil, indicating intoxication. However, the man's behavior, which allegedly included repeated insults towards federal police officers, escalated the situation.
Assault with a box cutter, a type of knife, is treated seriously under German law. Carrying a box cutter in public without a valid reason can already be illegal under the German Weapons Act. Assault with such a weapon is prosecuted under criminal law, with penalties ranging from fines to imprisonment, potentially several years, depending on the violence and injury caused.
The man was accused of using a box cutter in the incident, but due to a lack of detention grounds, he was later released. The two women involved in the incident were treated and released from a hospital.
It's important to note that intoxication can be an aggravating factor in sentencing for violent crimes such as assault. This means if assault is committed while intoxicated, courts may impose harsher sentences.
This incident serves as a reminder of the serious consequences that can arise from public intoxication and aggressive behavior, especially when a weapon is involved. The investigation is still ongoing, and further details about the penalties the man may face are yet to be determined.
The man's alleged use of a box cutter to threaten and insult public individuals at Harburg station falls under the category of 'crime-and-justice' in general-news, as it involves an instance of assault with a dangerous weapon. Moreover, if the man is found guilty in court for his inebriated and aggressive behavior, his sentence could be influenced by 'other' factors, such as the intoxication charge, which could lead to harsher penalties as per German law.
