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Knife Attacks and Brawls Over Weekend Trigger Multiple Arrests in Germany

Investigators are coordinating across federal, state, local agencies to process charges, collect evidence from incidents spanning Bavaria to Hamburg

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Mitglieder zweier Großfamilien sollen am Sonntag in Steilshoop in Streit geraten sein, mehr als 100 Menschen standen drumherum und gafften.
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Overview

  • Police in Pleinfeld am Brombachsee arrested a 19-year-old woman after a 15-year-old boy died from stab wounds following a confrontation between two youth groups.
  • A 17-year-old sustained life-threatening injuries in a Hamburg Stadtpark stabbing and a 19-year-old suspect is in custody as the homicide commission probes the case.
  • In Altendorf, a 21-year-old has been charged with attempted manslaughter after allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old during a group dispute, leaving the victim hospitalized in critical condition.
  • A confrontation between teenage groups in Völklingen escalated with pepper spray, injuring five people before police dispersed the crowd and opened investigations.
  • Authorities also detained a 23-year-old in Erkrath for attacking his father with scissors and arrested three men involved in a provoked altercation on the A5 autobahn that left one driver lightly hurt.