THE GUARDIAN: Mette Frederiksen suffered whiplash and was ‘clearly shaken’ by incident in Copenhagen in June, court hears
A man has been sentenced to four months in prison after being found guilty of attacking the Danish prime minister.
The 39-year-old Polish man – who Danish authorities ruled could not be named by the media – punched Mette Frederiksen in the right arm, causing the prime minister to lose her balance, while she was in Copenhagen during campaigning for the EU elections.
The Social Democrat leader suffered whiplash and was taken to hospital for a checkup after the incident just before 6pm on 7 June. Afterwards, she cancelled several events and said the attack had given her “a big scare”.
In a ruling by the Copenhagen city court, the assailant was convicted of violence against an official while in office. » | Miranda Bryant, Nordic correspondent | Wednesday, August 7, 2024
