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Berlin Homicide Unit Appeals for Witnesses in Arson Attack on Sleeping Homeless Man

The blaze is now classified as attempted homicide by Berlin’s homicide squad.

Overview

  • The fire was set on Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. on a parking lot at Badeweg in the Nikolassee area of Steglitz‑Zehlendorf.
  • The man, who was asleep inside the tent, woke up in time to escape and was not injured.
  • The tent burned out completely, destroying the victim’s shelter.
  • The perpetrator or perpetrators remain unknown, and police issued a public call for witnesses to come forward.
  • Tips can be provided by phone, by email or at any police station, with the First Homicide Division and the prosecutor’s office leading the investigation.