Batch in Leer: Two men arrested for dangerous bodily harm

Batch in Leer: Two men arrested for dangerous bodily harm

on Saturday evening, October 21, 2023, there was a violent argument between two men, both of which were taken into custody the next morning. The incident began as a verbal argument and quickly escalated. A 53-year-old hit his 59-year-old opponent in his stomach and put him on the wrist with a stick. In an angry reaction, on the other hand, the 59-year-old picked up a baseball bat and hit the attacker on the arm. Both men were then arrested by the police due to the allegations of the dangerous bodily harm. This is not exactly an isolated case, because bodily harm is one of the more frequent offenses in Germany.

The legal framework for such acts are specified in the Criminal Code (StGB). According to the Juraforum , § 223 of the Criminal Code punishes assault offices with up to five years of imprisonment or fine. It is particularly interesting here that the attempt to be bodily harm is already punishable. If you consider how quickly a situation can convert from a harmless argument in violence, it becomes clear that protection against physical integrity in our society is very important.

The numbers speak volumes

The statistics show that the police -collected cases of assault in Germany have been increasing for years. According to a , the figures have continuously increased from 2014 to 2024. In the last publication of April 2025, the exact figures can be seen and show that violence in society is omnipresent. The cases of dangerous bodily harm, which are pursued without a criminal complaint and thus significantly influence the legal situation.

The incidents in Leer, as in tixio , but do not tear off. On the same evening there was a fire in another city, Brinkum, in which a wheel loader in Kirchstrasse burned down completely. The lower water authority is also switched on there because hydraulic oil has expired. The investigation into the cause of the fire is in progress and witnesses are urgently sought.

At the same time, another incident caused excitement. Here a 26-year-old driver came off the street in Steinhausstrasse and crashed into a fence and a tree. He had to be freed from his car seriously injured. The investigation showed information on a possible influence by drugs, which raises another critical point in the discussion about security and violence in our society.

Overall, it should be noted that the increase in physical violence and the associated legal consequences have high social relevance. The protection of physical integrity is a fundamental right that, as the current incidents show, has to be defended again and again.