On Thursday, the Bochum police and the VFL together explained that a 38-year-old man was identified, against which indictment was raised because of dangerous personal injury.

“The suspicion is essentially based on testimonies, the face-up and evaluated TV images as well as molecular genetic investigations of the ensured act tool,” says in the announcement.
In the home game of the VfL Bochum against Borussia Mönchengladbach on March 18th, arbitrator assistant Christian Ggantmann had been hit by a beverage mug.
As a result, the game was aborted and scored by the Sports Court of the DFB 2-0 for the guests.