Crime - Offender who escaped from hospital surrenders to police
A criminal who escaped from a psychiatric clinic in Viersen on the Lower Rhine is back behind bars. The 37-year-old turned himself in to a police station in Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday night, according to the Viersen district police.
The man had not returned to his ward on December 11 after an unaccompanied exit within the hospital grounds. According to the police, he has been in the clinic for several years and is undergoing therapy. After initial search measures were unsuccessful, investigators published a wanted picture of him on Friday.
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- The criminal who surrendered to authorities in Rhineland-Palatinate originates from North Rhine-Westphalia, specifically Viersen.
- Despite the man's escape from the psychiatric clinic in Viersen, law enforcement agencies in both North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate worked together to locate him.
- The incident of the escaped criminal in Viersen brought attention to the ongoing issue of criminality in Germany, leading to debates on improving security measures within hospitals and mental health facilities.
Source: www.stern.de
