Rastplace-Attack - Arrest Warrant Robbery at Rest Stop: Two Men Sought
After the attack on a couple at a Rest Area on the A3 motorway near Bad Honnef, the police are searching for two suspects with arrest warrants. They are accused of dangerous bodily harm, a police spokesperson said.
In total, four suspects have been identified in connection to the attack on the Autobahn parking lot Logebachtal near Bonn from last Wednesday. All of them are on the run. The police did not provide details about the motives behind the attack or the suspects at first. The "Cologne City Anzeiger" reported on this earlier.
A 51-year-old man was hit by a car and briefly pinned down on Wednesday evening in front of his motorhome. Then, according to initial reports, he and his 50-year-old woman were attacked and seriously injured by several people.
Brutal attack with kicks and sharp objects
According to initial police reports, they were kicked and attacked with sharp objects - knives or screwdrivers. According to investigators, the victim and the suspects were known to each other. However, the rest area was reportedly used as the crime scene rather by chance, as it turned out later. There were numerous witnesses on the heavily frequented Autobahn parking lot.
The 51-year-old man was flown to a clinic by helicopter, his wife was taken to a hospital by an ambulance. The seriously injured couple is being protected by the police, it was reported.
The five people, who according to initial reports were involved in the attack, fled from the rest area onto the autobahn towards Frankfurt. The search for them was unsuccessful. A murder commission is investigating.
- The suspects with the arrest warrants are believed to be driving an automatic vehicle, as mentioned by the police investigating the attack in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- The married couple, who were attacked at the Rest stop on the A3 motorway near Bad Honnef, are currently receiving extra security due to the ongoing criminality in the area, overseen by the local police forces in Bonn.
- During the raid at a residence in Bad Honnef, the men suspected of being involved in the attack were not found, prompting the police to issue a nationwide alert.
- Ms. Smith, a witness at the Rest stop, described the series of events leading up to the attack, including the suspects' strange behavior and the couple's desperate pleas for help.
- The police are urging anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspects to contact them directly, as the search for the individuals accused of causing bodily harm to the married couple continues.
- In the wake of the attack, the German government has promised stricter measures to combat criminality at rest stops on highways, including increased surveillance and improved lighting.
