Appalling incident at Holländischer Platz square in Kassel (Hesse) at night. A fight between two groups, an axe attack and people jumping from the second floor.
This is what happened at around 0.30 a.m., according to the police’s initial findings: Five men clashed with two others in a block of flats. The larger group was carrying an axe, which was being wielded threateningly.
Panic-stricken, the defeated duo fled to an empty flat and were trapped there. The only way out was to jump out of the window – on the second floor!
In the process, a 26-year-old man from Landau was seriously injured, both arms broken. His companion from Kassel (22) suffered minor injuries.
A short time later, numerous police officers were on the scene and were able to arrest the five attackers.
They were all homeless, between 16 and 31 years old, Tunisians and Moroccans, probably all illegally in Germany. Two arrest warrants have been issued for a 26-year-old Moroccan.
It is still completely unclear what the fight was about. It is possible that it had something to do with the drugs found on two suspects.