70-yr-old thief bites cop to escape

London: A 70-year-old shoplifter tried to evade capture by biting an arresting officer before realizing he’d left his dentures at home. Pensioner Gustav Ernegger turned on the policeman when he grabbed him as he ran out of a clothes shop in Braunschweig, Germany, after stealing a shirt.

But instead of sinking his teeth into the officer’s arm, he was only able to leave a wet mark from his gums.

Police spokesman Gunther Brauner said: “He tried to bite the officer several times, but had forgotten to put his false teeth in and so was unable to cause him any harm.”

I wonder if the police charged the man with assault, as in, attempting to harm a police officer?