Police investigate - Attempted murder in Dortmund: young man in custody
A 23-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody after several knife attacks in Dortmund. He is suspected of seriously injuring two homeless men with a knife on two consecutive nights at the end of November, Dortmund police and the public prosecutor's office reported on Friday. The arrest warrant had been issued for attempted murder.
The accused is said to have stabbed a 43-year-old man in the stomach at night at the end of November. The victim was able to drag himself, seriously injured, to the home of an acquaintance who alerted the emergency services. The following night, a homeless man from Dortmund (41) was found critically injured on a bench. Here, too, the 23-year-old is believed to be the alleged perpetrator.
He was caught in Dortmund on Thursday night after threatening a young man with a knife and demanding money. The man was able to flee unharmed and the 23-year-old was arrested. A spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office said that a fourth case is also currently being investigated to determine whether the accused could be responsible for an attempted murder. Greed is to be assumed in all four cases.
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- The suspect is currently in remand in custody at the prison in North Rhine-Westphalia, under the watchful eyes of the police.
- The public prosecutor's office in North Rhine-Westphalia is considering charging the man with homicide in addition to the attempted murder charges.
- The knife attacks in Dortmund have raised concerns about rising criminality and homelessness in the city, which has been discussed extensively in the public forums.
- The men who were attacked in Dortmund are not the only ones affected by the accused's criminal activities, as the public prosecutor's office is also investigating a fifth case of a knife attack in the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
Source: www.stern.de
