Overview

• Police report the confrontation between two 15-year-olds occurred around 7:50 p.m. Sunday behind a mosque on Martin-Luther-Straße in Hattingen.
• The wounded teenager suffered multiple stab wounds, reached a nearby gas station for help, received on-site treatment from an emergency doctor, and was transferred to a specialist clinic in Bochum in life-threatening condition.
• About 90 minutes later, the other 15-year-old appeared at a hospital in Witten with cuts, was treated, and was then provisionally detained by officers.
• Investigators secured traces at the scene and conducted a wide-area search with a police dog, while officials have not disclosed whether a weapon was recovered.
• Some media have reported details about the youths’ backgrounds and alleged prior family conflicts, which police have not confirmed.