When arrested thief with hepatitis C bites cops in the arm

Bite could have serious consequences for the official
In Munich, a woman with hepatitis C has bitten a police officer and possibly infected him with the virus. The 40-year-old had previously been caught in a shoplifting. However, it can not be determined to the doctors in a few weeks' time whether the official in question actually got infected.

Woman wants to steal shoes from department store
A chase in the center of Munich could possibly have serious consequences for a police officer. As reported by the police headquarters in Munich, a department store detective on Saturday in a shop on Bahnhofplatz had observed a woman who had unwrapped a nail clipper and thus went into the sports department of the department store. With the tool she removed the anti-theft device from a pair of shoes and then went with them towards the exit.

A woman with Hepatitis C has bitten a police officer in Munich. Whether the man got infected by it is not yet known. (Image: Heiko Küverling / fotolia.com)

Blood test is positive
The detective stopped the 40-year-old and called the police. After an official wanted to take her to the company car, however, the woman started an escape attempt. The policeman took up the persecution and was able to hold on to her - the shoplifter did not like that and bit the man hard into his forearm, causing him a visible injury. Subsequently, she reported that she was infected with hepatitis C and hoped to have infected the policeman with the bite. As a result, the woman was promptly bled and it turned out that there was actually a previously untreated hepatitis C with very high levels of inflammation.

Disease usually takes a chronic course
Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV for short). The disease is usually chronic and can lead to long-term cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma. The transmission of the viruses is primarily via blood, but in rare cases, it may also be possible infection by other body fluids such as saliva or semen. Whether the official was infected by the attack of the woman, according to the doctors, but only in a few weeks. Meanwhile, the woman without a permanent residence was reported for shoplifting, assault and resistance to law enforcement officers and taken to the detention center of the Munich police headquarters. (No)