- Investigators are re-creating an alleged anti-Muslim attack
Following a suspected knife attack in Munich, allegedly motivated by hatred towards Muslims, which left two injured, investigators hope to gain new insights through a reenactment of the crime. The area around the crime scene will be cordoned off for this purpose, a police spokesperson said. Officers will act out the role of the attacker, with witnesses and victims also involved in the reconstruction.
"It's quite unusual because it's a lot of effort," the police spokesperson said. However, details of the attack could be more precisely traced and documented at the scene. This should also be helpful in any future court proceedings.
Initial findings by the Munich Public Prosecutor's Office suggest that the attack could have been motivated by hatred towards Muslims. The 40-year-old suspect is alleged to have attacked an 18-year-old and a 25-year-old man "without apparent cause" with a knife at the end of July. Both victims sustained injuries to the upper body and neck. One of them was seriously injured but not in a life-threatening condition.
Anti-Muslim remarks after arrest
The suspect, who holds German citizenship, was arrested without resistance at the scene. After his arrest, he made anti-Muslim remarks, according to the police, which led to extremism investigators from the Public Prosecutor's Office taking over the case. An initial assessment found that the man was likely capable of understanding the wrongfulness of his actions at the time of the crime.
The Munich District Court therefore ordered the suspect's provisional detention in a psychiatric hospital. He remains there, a police spokesperson said, and has not yet made any statements about the allegations. The investigation is ongoing for attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.
The arrest of the suspect was followed by anti-Muslim remarks, which raised concerns about extremism. The knife attack, which left two victims injured, is a major focus of the ongoing investigation.
