Suspicious thief hits witnesses and flees in Erfurt! Police are looking for clues!

Suspicious thief hits witnesses and flees in Erfurt! Police are looking for clues!

Calauer Straße, 99091 Erfurt, Deutschland - in Erfurt Gispersleben was observed by an attentive citizen early Saturday evening. The man saw a suspicious guy in Calauer Straße who was struggling with parked cars. After the man had entered an unlocked vehicle, the witness confronted him and tried to hold him to prevent his escape. But the perpetrator did not let himself be stopped: he injured the witness with a batting tool on the arm and then escaped undetected. The police have started the investigation and is confronted with a serious case because of dangerous bodily harm and attempted theft, as bild.de reports.

The legal provisions on dangerous bodily harm are clearly defined. According to the juraforum.de, this is a category of bodily harm, which is regulated in the criminal code (§ 224 StGB). This form of bodily harm lies between light and serious bodily harm and is considered a particularly serious crime. In this case, the witness was not only physically attacked, but also an assault arise that can be classified as dangerous. In the event of dangerous bodily harm, the perpetrator threatens imprisonment of six months to ten years.

The background of the dangerous bodily harm

But what exactly makes a bodily harm dangerous? There are various criteria that are taken into account in this context, including the use of weapons or dangerous tools, such as in this incident. Tactics and the circumstances of the act, such as a insidious attack or community action, are often in the foreground. According to Section 224 of the Criminal Code, the possible methods of act are diverse. The use of a tool that can be harmful to the health of the victim, as in the present case, fulfills these criteria.

A look at the numbers shows that such incidents are not uncommon. Data from the Federal Criminal Police Office show that the number of cases of dangerous and serious bodily harm in Germany was significantly analyzed between 2014 and 2024. These statistics, which are available on [Statista] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/studie/1388136/umfrage/polizeilichte-faste-faelle-von-faehrer-und-- and-schwerer- koerperwärung/), show the trend and the urgency with which such offenses must be followed.

The police encourage all citizens who have made suspicious observations. In particular, witnesses who may have been near Calauer Straße around 8:30 p.m. should report on the specified process number 0180450/2025. The use of the community to prevent such crimes and increase security in the streets is crucial.