By Ole Kröning, Jörg Bergmann and Dirk Böttger
Is that how you solve your problems? With baseball bats, fists and kicks, 15 members of two large families attacked each other in the Neukölln high-deck settlement. Three people were injured in the feud that took place on the street. Police officers were also attacked.
Around 11 p.m., the police were alerted to Heinrich-Schlusnus-Strasse. A cell phone video shows how a dark green Mercedes GT AMG (from 117,280 euros) drives up, several men jump out and start attacking immediately. It is said to be members of a Kurdish family who were called for help by their sister. The background is apparently a separation dispute with her partner and his family members.
Several of the attackers drove up in this dark green Mercedes Photo: Spreepicture
Two brothers (23, 26) of the woman brutally attack two brothers (17, 24) from the opposing family. They hit and kick back. More and more members of both families came running up shouting and screaming. A man (25) threw a baseball bat so hard on the head of a 25-year-old who was already squatting on the ground that it bent. Arriving police officers are also attacked indiscriminately.
Massive police presence at High Deck development Photo: Spreepicture
The emergency services have to defend themselves with pepper spray to bring the situation under control and the thugs to the ground. When the 25-year-old was arrested with the baseball bat, a man (43) kicked him in the head. It only calms down when several patrol car crews and a squad of hundreds with dogs have arrived.
An arrested suspect sits on the street after being arrested Photo: Spreepicture
Fire brigade triggers dangerous situation
The fire brigade has also arrived with a large contingent and several ambulances and emergency doctors. In the end, three men aged 25 and 24 and one woman (43) were injured. The 25-year-old was taken to the hospital with a suspected hand fracture.
The fire brigade had also moved in, triggering a dangerous situation Photo: Spreepicture
Eight people aged between 15 and 54 were temporarily arrested at the scene.
Several injured are treated in ambulances Photo: Spreepicture
A department of police department 4 is now investigating the background to the dispute, as well as dangerous bodily harm and serious breaches of the peace.
The bent baseball bat is lying on the street, the police seized it as evidence Photo: Spreepicture