Overview

• The investigative judge issued an Unterbringungsbefehl for suspected manslaughter, and the man is being held in a psychiatric clinic after exercising his right to remain silent.
• State investigators say LKA tests found the suspect’s DNA on the victim’s shoulder, shifting the case from an apparent accident to a criminal probe.
• Police had been called to the station about a rampaging man shortly before the death; officers say the suspect led them to the platform, denied involvement, and recorded 1.35‰ alcohol.
• Authorities report psychological abnormalities on the day in question and note a prior diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia for the suspect.
• Officials outlined an asylum history that included a rejected 2022 claim and a possible transfer to Lithuania since March 2025, while Lower Saxony’s interior minister criticized Dublin procedures and police cautioned against social-media speculation.