The Munich arrested after a fatal dispute at the Oktoberfest Munich has a criminal record. That informed the prosecutor Munich I with. Against the 42-year-old is due to assault with fatality determined. He is in custody.

The man was on the night of Saturday in the outer area of ​​the Augustinian marquee clashed with a 58-year-olds and had this according to police struck with a blow to the head. The victim from the district Fürstenfeldbruck died shortly afterwards in the hospital of a brain hemorrhage.

The 42-year-old has admitted to have been involved in the dispute. He did not give any further details on the advice of his lawyer. According to police, the dispute may have involved the female companionship of the detainee. After the incident, the suspect had first submerged in the crowd, but had then reported to the police on Saturday.

"Not the Oktoberfest we want"

The Oktoberfest leader and Second Mayor Josef Schmid (CSU) expressed their sympathy to the relatives. He said it was a painful death to complain: "This is not the Oktoberfest we want."

It is not the first deadly incident at the folk festival. In 1991, a 20-year-old had been killed in a stabbing. In 1995 a stall owner and an Oktoberfest visitor got into a fight. The seller shoved his opponent, who then crashed and hit his head on the pavement. The man died a little later in a clinic.

Overall, the delicts at the Oktoberfest, according to police but this year declined - despite increasing visitor numbers. Accordingly, the number of sexual offenses fell in comparison to 2017 by a good third from 34 to 21 cases, Maßgugschlägereien reduced from 18 to twelve, injuries fell by about 14 percent, from 149 to 128 cases.