Overview

• The 38-year-old slipped away from the Rheinische Landeskliniken facility in Cologne’s Porz district during a supervised walk on June 17
• Kölner Polizei mobilized helicopters and released photos to the public as part of an intensive manhunt
• Officers located him at 3:15 p.m. on June 23 at Froweinplatz in Velbert and took him into custody without resistance
• He was returned to the clinic under the Maßregelvollzug system, which detains offenders with diminished culpability due to mental health issues
• The escape and recapture have prompted calls to review security protocols in forensic psychiatric institutions to better balance treatment and safety