Overview
- The 34-year-old fled on Friday from the Maßregelvollzug on Gorbitzer Straße by climbing a fence during a late-morning window between 10:40 and 12:30.
- He was sentenced in 2023 to nearly eight years and had been placed in an addiction-treatment forensic setting to serve his term.
- Police caution that the man may be dangerous and urge people not to approach him but to call the emergency number 110 immediately if seen.
- Investigators say he could now be in the Berlin area, and the search has been widened beyond Leipzig.
- The description released includes a height of about 1.72 meters, slim build, short black hair with receding temples, script tattoos on the right hand and fingers, and escape clothing of a blue‑turquoise hooded jacket, black sports leggings, dark-blue shorts, and white sneakers; tips can also be directed to Leipzig criminal police at 0341/966 4 6666.