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