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A CDU politician witnessed a brutal attack in Berlin-Pankow when a 30-year-old Senegalese man assaulted two municipal officers, biting one in the cheek.
The incident began when the man was approached over a discarded cigarette. He refused to pay the €55 fine or show his ID card, instead he started insulting the inspectors and accused them of racism.
When the officers attempted to block his path, the man punched one in the face and then bit a hole in his cheek. The injured officer was hospitalized for inpatient care.
City councilor Manuela Anders-Granitzki (CDU), who was accompanying the inspection team, witnessed the attack firsthand.
“We called the police. But the man wanted to leave on the bus, and my two employees blocked his way,” she recounted.
The suspect fled but was soon apprehended by the police.
Authorities reported that the man suffers from a contagious disease. An investigation into the attask is ongoing, and the Senegalese suspect now faces charges of assault on law enforcement officers, insult, and dangerous bodily harm.
