Overview
- The assault occurred at the Grüner Markt in Bamberg, where a 38-year-old had been shouting before the attack.
- Police say the man struck the child on the head with a half-filled one‑liter PET bottle.
- An alcohol test indicated roughly 1.5 per mille blood alcohol in the suspect.
- The boy sustained minor injuries, according to the police account.
- Officers arrested the man and took him to the station, and he was held until the evening on the prosecutor’s order as the case proceeds.