Potsdam · BB

Man reportedly threatened others with a kitchen knife in Potsdam

In Potsdam-Drewitz, a 29-year-old relative of a 23-year-old man reportedly threatened three unidentified men with a kitchen knife. Witnesses said the situation then escalated, with the three men attacking the 23-year-old using pepper spray and repeatedly punching him.

The 23-year-old suffered minor injuries but did not require medical treatment; the pepper spray caused no injuries. The three attackers left in a dark car before police arrived. The kitchen knife was not found. Police secured evidence, interviewed witnesses and opened investigations into several assault offences and a threat.

Source: polizei.brandenburg.de

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Incident date
Confirmed fatalities
Not separately confirmed
Category
Knife threats
Injury information
Minor injury reported
Confirmed injured persons
1

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