MDR commentator dropped with a stone when playing as a promotion

Sender condemned attack “on the hellest”

MDR commentator thrown at football game with stone

A place in the 3rd division is still to be awarded. With a promotion duel it is decided who gets it. The first leg on Wednesday ended with a dangerous stone throw.

At the promotion game of 1. FC Lok Leipzig against TSV Havelse, an attack on a TV reporter occurred on Wednesday evening. According to the police, a commentator from the MDR was hit by a stone during his work and injured on the face. The journalist concerned filed a complaint for dangerous bodily harm, said a spokeswoman for the Leipzig police department.

The incident is now examined by the authorities. So far, the police have not given details of the process. According to MDR, the stone throw was recorded on video. The broadcaster expressed itself in a message: the attack was “outrageous” and such behavior towards media professionals would be sentenced to the sharpest “. The investigation is currently directed against unknown people.