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Father Held After Deadly Witten Knife Attack

Prosecutors ordered pre-trial detention pending a homicide investigation.

Overview

  • Police say a dispute at the family’s home on Saturday moved into the street, where the 13-year-old was stabbed and later died in an ambulance.
  • A judge on Sunday ordered the 40-year-old father into pre-trial detention on suspicion of a killing offense.
  • Prosecutors reported the 38-year-old mother and nine-year-old sister remain in intensive care but are now out of immediate life danger.
  • Investigators secured a knife as the suspected weapon and plan further witness interviews because the motive remains unclear.
  • About 100 people gathered at Witten’s main station for a vigil, and crisis counselors supported neighbors shaken by the attack.