Overview
- The convicted offender failed to return to Tegel prison after an unaccompanied temporary release, triggering a police manhunt.
- Local reports say he allegedly ambushed his ex-wife with a knife in Lankwitz over the weekend, and she has since been discharged from hospital.
- Investigators are pursuing a case of dangerous bodily harm, and police records list the incident as domestic violence.
- Prison records described several recent unaccompanied releases to prepare for life outside, and he was slated for release next month.
- Authorities issued no public alert about the attack or his absence and declined to comment, and the man previously received 2021 sentences for serious rape and arson.