Ilmenau (dpa/th) – After a man in Ilmenau beat his partner unconscious, Saturday evening ended for him in a police cell. The 39-year-old hit his 49-year-old partner several times in the face during a verbal argument on Saturday evening – the woman briefly lost consciousness, the police said on Sunday.

Even after the police arrived, the perpetrator known to the police could not calm down, according to the information. He was expelled from the apartment for ten days. Because he did not comply with the request, he spent the night in custody at the police station. He was also found to be 2.64 per mille. The 39-year-old was charged with assault.