Terrifying scene: Santa Claus hits four -year -olds on the market!

Terrifying scene: Santa Claus hits four -year -olds on the market!

At the Stralsund Christmas market, an incident occurred on Monday, November 25th, which caused excitement. A mother was traveling with her two children when her four-year-old son met a 62-year-old dressed as Santa Claus. Santa Claus is said to have hit the child in the face with his rod. This led to severe pain in the child, as the police confirmed. The 62-year-old said that he saw this as a "educational measure". The police are now investigating suspicion of dangerous bodily harm. In a statement by the police it was read that the young advertisement's mother filed after the husband had reacted violently when extending her son, which escalated the situation. The incident itself was also described as a "free interpretation" of the traditional Christmas story, which the Stralsund police inspection mentioned in its explanations.

Santa Claus defends itself against allegations

The accused Santa Claus vehemently denies that he has intentionally violated the child. In a conversation with the German press agency, he rejected the allegations and emphasized: "This is nonsense". According to his statement, he only gave a "pat" to clarify the boy that his behavior was inappropriate. He explained that the boy had also stretched out his tongue at a previous meeting. He also added that he had been on the road as a Santa for a long time without having shown offensive behavior in the past. "Children don't hit. This is my motto," emphasized the 62-year-old, who has been active in this role for over 55 years.

The mother of the boy concerned did not want to publicly comment on protecting her son. The incident has already caused a lot of conversation at the Christmas market because it questions the limits of what is understood as a joke or upbringing. While the police continued to investigate, Santa Claus decided to initiate his appearances for the time being to de -escalate the situation, as he explained himself, and to get in touch with a lawyer. This will undoubtedly heat the discussion about dealing with children and its limits during festive events, as well as FOCUS and Berlin Live noticed.