Overview

• A 66-year-old man was fatally stabbed on Tuesday evening in a social accommodation in Karlsruhe's Daxlanden district.
• The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was arrested at his home shortly after the attack and did not resist arrest, according to the Karlsruhe State Prosecutor’s Office.
• Emergency responders were unable to save the victim, who succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the attack.
• Authorities are investigating prior disputes between the suspect and the victim as a possible motive for the fatal incident.
• This case is the latest in a series of knife-related violent crimes in Germany, prompting scrutiny of law enforcement practices and offender monitoring.