Polish Man Sentenced for Assaulting Danish PM

A Polish man was found guilty of assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen. The incident occurred days before the European Parliament elections. Frederiksen suffered a minor neck injury and had to cancel several engagements. The perpetrator was sentenced to four months in prison and expelled from Denmark for six years.

A Polish man was found guilty in court of assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a June attack, broadcaster DR reported on Wednesday.

The incident, which took place two days before European Parliament elections, left Frederiksen with a minor neck injury and led her to cancel several engagements while warning of rising aggression in public places. The 39-year-old man, who was accused of punching Frederiksen during a chance encounter in a public square in Copenhagen, was sentenced to four months in prison and expelled from Denmark for six years.