Overview
- Police and prosecutors say the 56-year-old allegedly attacked the 27-year-old partner of her 23-year-old daughter after a family argument in a car in Germany’s Münsterland.
- The altercation moved to the roadside on Landstraße Graeser Brook between Ahaus and Gronau after the woman reportedly discharged pepper spray inside the vehicle.
- The victim suffered a serious stab wound to the upper body and was hospitalized, and authorities described his condition as not life-threatening.
- The suspect fled the scene but surrendered hours later at the Gronau police station after officers mounted a search that included a helicopter.
- Investigators have opened a murder inquiry, and she is being held on suspicion of attempted manslaughter and dangerous bodily harm while the motive is investigated.