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Arrests, Indictment and Critical Injuries Mark Violent Crime Cases Across Germany

Forensic work and psychiatric assessments now guide charging decisions.

Overview

  • In Burgkirchen an der Alz, a 50-year-old woman died after a knife attack on a public square, and special forces arrested her 47-year-old ex-partner on suspicion of a killing.
  • Prosecutors in Offenburg filed an indictment in the Kehl case, accusing a 24-year-old of murder, robbery and rape with fatal outcome and noting a severe mental illness that prompted provisional psychiatric placement.
  • In Rosenheim, a 66-year-old man remains in critical condition after an attack in a homeless shelter, and a 32-year-old suspect is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of attempted homicide.
  • Police in Velbert reported aconitine poisoning in an alleged attempted murder of a 56-year-old man, with the estranged wife and a 59-year-old alleged accomplice arrested after toxicology confirmed the toxin.
  • Hamburg police announced three further arrests tied to a 2024 life-threatening stabbing in Billstedt, bringing four suspects into pre-trial custody.