A 21-year-old Algerian man has been handed a one-year prison sentence by a German court, making him the first person to get jail time for a crime committed on New Year's Eve in Cologne.
A court in Cologne found the man guilty of stealing a man's wallet near the western German city's main train station that night and physically attacking his victim when he tried to fight back, a court spokesman said on Thursday.
More than 1100 complaints were made to police and prosecutors following the New Year's Eve crimes.
More than 480 related to a sexual offence, ranging from harassment to rape.
In February, three men - two Moroccans and a Tunisian - were convicted of committing theft that night.
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Two were handed suspended sentences, while a third was put on probation.
The New Year's Eve attacks sparked a debate in Germany about how to deal with asylum seekers found guilty of crimes and the country's ability to integrate the 1.1 million migrants who arrived in 2015.
