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Germany Faces Surge in Violent Attacks and Serious Traffic Collisions

Police are grappling with a surge of politically motivated assaults alongside hit-and-run collisions, intensifying public safety scrutiny.

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Der Wagen stürzte vom Krankenhausparkplatz in die Böschung – samt Fahrerin.
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Overview

  • A Berlin court on June 19 sentenced three young men and one teenager to up to two and a half years in youth detention for a December right-wing attack on SPD campaigners.
  • Authorities in Saxony-Anhalt have issued a warrant for 37-year-old Andy B. after he allegedly stabbed two women in Gerbstedt on June 19, prompting a large-scale manhunt.
  • Berlin police arrested a 35-year-old suspect following a fight at Pankow station in which a 30-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation on June 19.
  • Multiple road incidents on June 19 left several injured, including a 63-year-old motorcyclist who lost consciousness at Sylvensteinsee, a drunk 61-year-old van driver who crashed into a parked truck on the A8 near Bergkirchen, and a 75-year-old hit-and-run driver in Geretsried.
  • A suspect in the 2022 death of medical student Hanna was freed after the Federal Court of Justice overturned his conviction over unreliable testimony, with a retrial scheduled for September.