A 50-year-old German train driver was attacked by a 15-year-old Afghan national at the Lauter train station in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany on Wednesday evening.
According to a local police report, the train driver attempted to intervene in settling a dispute between two passengers when he was set upon and severely beaten by two individuals.
Footage circulating on social media from another passenger on board the train showed the train driver being punched and kicked in the head as he lay on the ground next to the station platform before the two attackers fled the scene.
The victim was taken by paramedics to a local hospital for treatment, and the remaining passengers on board the train were transferred to a replacement rail service.
Federal police have not received an update as to the train driver’s condition.
Eyewitnesses provided authorities with a description of the attackers; one suspect was identified as a 15-year-old Afghan national. The second attacker has not been identified.
Both individuals remain at large after evading an extensive police search in the local area.
A police investigation into dangerous bodily harm has been opened and is ongoing.
Minors reach the age of criminal responsibility at the age of 14 in Germany, meaning the attacker could be prosecuted for committing a criminal offense if caught.
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