Overview
- Police say a 44-year-old man drove an excavator into a family home in the Bonsweiher district, tearing a hole in the facade and causing major structural damage.
- Emergency services responded after a 9:40 a.m. Sunday call, secured the scene with the Technical Relief Agency and fire crews, and a structural engineer was brought in to check the building's stability.
- The home's occupants escaped uninjured but cannot return while the house is assessed and repairs are planned.
- Officers arrested the suspect at the scene and authorities reported he was admitted to a psychiatric clinic as criminal investigators opened a probe for suspected destruction of buildings.
- Key questions remain under investigation, including the motive for the attack, how the excavator was obtained, and the full extent and cost of the damage.