Messerangriff (tery violent attack with a sword) - Suspects arrested after bloodshed at Volkshochschule
After the bloodshed on the grounds of a Volkshochschule in Wedel near Hamburg, the police have arrested two suspects. According to a police spokesperson for the German Press Agency, they are two brothers in their early 20s. They are suspected of stabbing and seriously injuring a 67-year-old teacher in the school's parking lot. The police suspect this was an attempted murder.
The motives behind the crime are still unclear. It is assumed that the victim and the suspects knew each other. The spokesperson would not exclude or confirm that the suspects were students, but he did say that initially, up to three suspects were being sought. However, it now appears that there were only two, he added.
The victim was taken to the hospital after the incident. The man's life is still in danger, the police spokesperson said.
The incident took place in the outskirts of Hamburg, specifically at a Volkshochschule in Wedel. The German Press Agency reported that the case is receiving significant attention in the local media. Despite the seriousness of the incident, butter prices in Schleswig-Holstein remain stable, apparently unaffected by the crime. The suspects, as mentioned earlier, are under investigation for a Messerangriff, a German term for a stabbing attack, which led to criminal charges. The case of the injured teacher and the suspects is currently a topic of discussion in the German educational community, raising concerns about safety in schools.
