Players from two foreign football clubs were apparently victims of a brutal beating attack in the area around Würzburg’s Mainkai two weeks ago. As various media and FSV Hollenbach (Hohenlohekreis) report, some players were in the city to celebrate and were allegedly attacked at night by a group of up to ten men for no reason.
“Apparently terrible scenes took place,” writes the Fränkischer Tag, which was the first to report and cites an FSV player. According to Heilbronner Stimme, which also reported, the players and their environment, which included a player from VfR Gommersdorf (Hohenlohekreis), were traveling as a group of six on Gerberstrasse when the possible attack happened.
“Three of the footballers managed to escape, another saved himself by jumping dangerously into the Main,” writes the Heilbronner Stimme. Two members of the group became “victims of a real excess of violence,” the newspaper continued. She reports “multiple fractures of the jaw and facial bones” as well as multiple emergency operations.
Karlheinz Weidmann, chairman of FSV Hollenbach, confirmed the press reports at the editorial request. He says “The players ran for their lives.” The club has tried to deal with the matter in the meantime, but none of those involved can explain how the situation arose. The players would be given psychological support. The association does not have any background information, but would like the police to clarify the matter.
A brief report from the Würzburg police leaves many questions unanswered
On Sunday, October 15th, the Würzburg police reported in a brief report about a 21-year-old who was found bleeding on Sunday morning. “He could only state that he was approached and beaten by a group of people while standing in front of a discotheque on Gerberstrasse. When the location was checked, the 21-year-old’s information was confirmed,” the report, which was further processed by the editorial team, simply states .
The editorial team has asked the police headquarters and the Würzburg police station several times for an explanation. What background is known? What is the status of the investigation? Is there a connection with local football groups? The police department simply said: “The incident is an ongoing case and we are not providing any further information about it.”
According to a media report, Würzburg police assume up to ten possible perpetrators
When asked why the public was not further informed, the police replied: “As the information provided by the police immediately after the crime was very limited, more detailed reporting could not be produced. If the police obtain new information, we will do so in consultation with the police Report to the public prosecutor’s office.”
However, the police were apparently a little more willing to provide information to the Heilbronn Voice. She quotes an employee of the Würzburg police station in her report. Accordingly, the investigators should estimate “the number of perpetrators at seven to ten people.” “We are investigating in all directions. There are currently no new investigation approaches,” the police employee is quoted as saying.
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