Kevin-Prince Boateng assaulted on Christmas day

The Schalke midfielder is said to have been assaulted on Christmas day by an unidentified assailant. Kevin-Prince Boateng was hit by a man in Kaarst, Germany.

As per reports in the Daily Mail, the German Police are now investigating the assault on the Ghana midfielder. A police statement read: “Wednesday, 25.12.2013, at around 12:45, an incident of physical assault took place in Kaarst. A 26-year-old man, a resident of Meerbusch, was physically attacked on the street by a currently unidentified man.”

The midfielder was said to be ‘mildly injured’ following the incident.

Reports also suggest that Boateng returned home after the assault before calling the police. Another police statement read: “There are indications that the motive for the crime is connected to the personal affairs of the 26-year-old. The man was mildly injured. Criminal investigators have begun their work.”

A German paper’s website suggested that Boateng had checked himself into the hospital with bruised ribs, neck and back. The midfielder is said to have visited his son at his ex-wife’s son on Christmas Day when this incident took place.