Overview

• In Berlin, 43-year-old Shadi S., who had a history of violent offenses, fatally stabbed a 29-year-old man in a U-Bahn before being shot dead by police.
• Authorities confirmed the Berlin attack was not motivated by Islamist terrorism, but the suspect should have been in custody due to prior convictions.
• In Munich, Werner P. was declared criminally insane and committed to a psychiatric facility after a delusional, anti-Muslim knife attack injured two men.
• The Potsdam court sentenced a 38-year-old trans woman to over 12 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a refugee shelter security guard in 2024.
• These cases have intensified scrutiny of judicial and law enforcement systems, raising questions about monitoring and detaining high-risk individuals.