- Dating partner with knockout drops stunned and robbed?
The 35-year-old is alleged to have arranged meetings with other men in Berlin through an online dating platform to rob them in their homes. Before doing so, he is said to have incapacitated them using knockout drops, as reported by the Berlin Public Prosecutor's Office. The man is charged with aggravated robbery, dangerous bodily harm, and robbery resulting in death.
The 35-year-old Nigerian, who is currently in custody since March 6, was identified by investigators through fingerprint evidence at the crime scene and the analysis of digital traces, according to a spokesperson for the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Victim had knockout drops slipped into his drink
It is alleged that on November 3, 2023, in Schoeneberg, he stole a 64-year-old's phone, laptop, cash, and various cards after secretly adding knockout drops to his drink, causing him to lose consciousness. The man had to be treated in hospital for two weeks, according to the indictment.
A 52-year-old man, to whom the suspect is said to have added knockout drops to his drink on November 22, 2023, in Westend, did not survive. The 35-year-old is said to have underestimated that the man was already intoxicated, which led to a heart attack and his death. Among other things, the accused is said to have taken a high-value watch, two tablets, and cash from him.
Knockout drops refer to various types of drugs, such as ketamine, a veterinary anesthetic, and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid), also known as liquid ecstasy. In clubs, these substances are also taken voluntarily in lower doses as party drugs. Perpetrators secretly add these substances to their victims' drinks to render them unconscious or defenseless.
The case is being handled by The Office of the Prosecutor due to the severe charges against the suspect. The 35-year-old is facing multiple charges, including those brought forth by The Office of the Prosecutor.
