Incident in the training camp: Serious bodily harm: Hertha goalkeeper Gersbeck accused

Incident at the training camp
Serious bodily harm: Hertha goalkeeper Gersbeck accused

Charges were brought against Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck. photo

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Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck has been charged in Austria with serious bodily harm. A criminal complaint had been filed with the Salzburg Regional Court, the Salzburg public prosecutor announced.

Against Hertha goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck has been charged in Austria with serious bodily harm. A criminal complaint had been filed with the Salzburg Regional Court, the Salzburg public prosecutor announced.

The main hearing is scheduled for September 28th. The 28-year-old is accused of punching and kicking the victim on July 16 at the Berlin training camp in Zell am See. Gersbeck has not yet publicly commented on the allegations.

Hertha had suspended Gersbeck

The victim suffered an orbital floor fracture, a maxillary sinus wall fracture and a lid hematoma, albeit negligently, according to the public prosecutor’s statement. A possible prison sentence of six months to five years was mentioned for the offense of serious bodily harm.

Hertha suspended the goalkeeper after the incident. The goalkeeper only returned to Berlin in the summer as a beacon of hope. The club said on request: “Since the process is still ongoing, we ask for your understanding that we cannot and will not comment at this point.”

Hertha sports director Benjamin Weber recently did not comment explicitly on media reports that Gersbeck was said to have reached an out-of-court agreement with the alleged victim and that the case would at least be clarified under civil law.

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