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Mellrichstadt (dpa / lby) - A 16-year-old was seriously injured in an escalated dispute in an accommodation for asylum seekers in the Lower Franconian district of Rhön-Grabfeld.
The police are investigating an attempted homicide against the victim's roommate.
In the course of the dispute in Mellrichstadt, the 23-year-old Afghan hit the youth's head so hard that he had to be taken to a special clinic with severe head injuries, the police and public prosecutor reported on Sunday.
The alleged perpetrator hit the 16-year-old's skull with both fists and knees for several minutes on Saturday evening.
The 23-year-old was provisionally arrested.
By order of the Schweinfurt public prosecutor's office, he was brought before the investigating judge on Sunday, who ordered custody.
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According to his first own statements, the 23-year-old acted with intent to kill.
The 16-year-old even has to expect hearing loss due to the serious injuries.
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