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Aschaffenburg Knife Attack Survivor Shows Steady Recovery

Local solidarity has been crucial for her recovery through a new daycare environment after the January attack.

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Overview

  • Her father reports she is now physically fit and sleeping well, though she still displays occasional anger related to the attack.
  • She has changed daycare centers to reduce reminders of the January incident.
  • Neighbors, friends and organizations such as Weißer Ring have provided ongoing support to her family.
  • The 28-year-old Afghan suspect, who authorities consider mentally ill, remains confined in a psychiatric facility.
  • The knife attack claimed the lives of a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man and fueled calls for stricter asylum policy reforms.