Overview
- An unknown attacker stabbed a 37-year-old man from Gelsenkirchen at about 11:20 a.m. on Elisabeth-Selbert-Straße in Mülheim.
- The assailant fled the scene, and police have launched a search alongside a public appeal for witnesses at 0201/829-0 or hinweise.essen@polizei.nrw.de.
- The victim left the area with a relative and only then noticed a serious stab wound to the lower abdomen.
- Investigators say the men knew each other only briefly, and the motive remains unclear.
- The Duisburg public prosecutor has taken over the case and established a specialized homicide commission.