Dortmund - After death in psychiatric ward: suspect transferred to forensic ward
Following a homicide in a psychiatric facility in Dortmund, the mentally ill suspect was transferred to the forensic facility in Lippstadt-Eickelborn. According to the Dortmund public prosecutor's office, nurses discovered the 42-year-old kneeling on the chest of another patient on Saturday evening. He had been shouting prayers out loud. The 67-year-old from Lünen fell into a coma and later died in hospital. According to the autopsy results, the cause of death was an injury to the respiratory tract.
The case is being investigated for manslaughter. The public prosecutor's office currently assumes that the 67-year-old was presumably a random victim. There are no indications of an argument between the Syrian-born attacker, who lived in Mülheim an der Ruhr, and the man from Lünen.
Statement from the police and public prosecutor's office
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- The suspect in the homicide incident at the Dortmund psychiatric ward has a history of criminality, as previously reported by the public prosecutor's office in Lippstadt.
- The death of the 67-year-old patient in Dortmund raised concerns about the state of psychiatric care in North Rhine-Westphalia, prompting local authorities to initiate a review.
- The public prosecutor's office in Lippstadt is collaborating with the forensic psychiatry experts in Dortmund to determine the mental state of the suspect at the time of the incident.
- The case of the 42-year-old suspect in the homicide investigation is generating significant public interest, with many in Lunen calling for tougher measures to combat criminality in psychiatric facilities.
Source: www.stern.de
