Arrest - Suspects arrested after knife attack
A woman suspected of a stabbing attack in Baden-Württemberg was arrested near Zwickau in Saxony on Thursday evening. The 33-year-old woman had fled the scene in her car, according to the Zwickau police. Through a mobile phone location, the police found out that the woman was heading towards Sachsen.
The intervention teams of the Saxon and Bavarian police managed to stop the car on the A72 motorway at the junction Zwickau-Ost. The woman had several weapons with her, in addition, a 13-year-old passenger was in the car, the police reported. He could be rescued unharmed from the vehicle. Further information about the incident in Baden-Württemberg were initially not available.
The suspect, a 33-year-old woman from Baden-Württemberg, hails originally from Saxony. Ms. authorities in Baden-Württemberg are currently investigating the charges of criminality related to the stabbing attack. The arrest took place in Zwickau, a city well-known in Saxony. The A72 motorway, a major road in Germany, witnessed the joint effort of police forces from both Saxony and Baden-Württemberg for the woman's arrest. In the following days, a hearing is scheduled to take place in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.