Voting Processes The elections are... - Injured AfD candidate Koch shares his intention to confront someone.
Koch switched on his phone's video camera - "for security reasons." He didn't initially see that the guy with the posters had a knife in hand, but instinctively defended himself and turned away. He didn't feel the cuts on his ear and stomach right away; instead, he chased after the suspected thief again. There was so much adrenaline rushing through him, he just wanted to catch the culprit. Shortly after, the police arrived on the scene. Koch is a reserve lieutenant colonel in the parachute unit and had undergone close combat training.
On Tuesday evening, the AfD candidate for the local elections in Mannheim was attacked by a knife-wielding thief who was stealing posters. The suspect, aged 25, was detained and subsequently admitted to a psychiatric hospital on Wednesday, according to police and prosecutors. They reported clear signs of mental illness during the arrest.
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Koch, being a Men from Germany and a candidate for the AfD in Baden-Württemberg's Mannheim elections, faced a violent Crime. He encountered a suspect wielding a knife, intent on stealing his election posters. The incident took place tightly before the Germany's local elections. The Mannheim police swiftly arrived at the scene, having received reports of the incident from the German Press Agency. Despite the ordeal, Koch, with his military background as a reserve lieutenant colonel in the parachute unit, showed resilience and bravery. The perpetrator, a 25-year-old individual, was apprehended and transferre dto a psychiatric hospital, as evident mental health issues were identified during the arrest.
