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19-year-old jogger escapes attack on forest path in Bavaria
A 19-year-old jogger was attacked and injured last Thursday near Oberviechtach in Bavaria, Germany.
She was alone on a cycling path between Lind and Herzoghof when a man in a wooded area asked her for the time.
The man grabbed her hair and dragged her into brush, then punched her in the face as she reached for her phone.
She fought back and escaped, fleeing to a nearby home where a resident called the police.
The attack happened on the Bavarian-Bohemian cycling path in the Schwandorf district.
Police are looking for the unidentified man, described as about 30 to 40 years old, with dark hair and a thick beard; he may have bruises or scratches.
Investigators are asking witnesses to come forward with information about the man or anything they saw near the path.
A 19-year-old jogger was attacked and injured on a forest path near Oberviechtach in Bavaria’s Schwandorf district.
She escaped after fighting back, including striking, kicking and scratching the attacker.
The unknown man had approached her to ask the time before grabbing her by the hair and pulling her down a slope into undergrowth.
The woman fled to a house in Herzoghof, where a resident called police.
Police are seeking witnesses and say the suspect may have bruises or scratches.
- Who
- A 19-year-old jogger was attacked by an unidentified man.
- What
- The man grabbed and injured her; she fought back and escaped.
- When
- Last Thursday, according to police. The exact date is not stated.
- Where
- On the Bavarian-Bohemian cycle path near Oberviechtach, in Schwandorf district, Bavaria.
- Why
- Not stated.
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An unidentified man attacked the jogger on a forest section of the cycle path near Oberviechtach.
The jogger escaped to a house in Herzoghof, where a resident called police.
News reports said police were seeking witnesses.
- Victim
- 19-year-old jogger
- Location
- Bavarian-Bohemian cycle path near Oberviechtach, Schwandorf district
- Suspect
- Unidentified man, described as about 30 to 40 years old
- Escape
- The jogger fought back and fled to a house in Herzoghof
- Police appeal
- Criminal police in Amberg are seeking witnesses
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