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Munich Worker Arrested After Hammer Attack on Two Colleagues

Police are treating the case as attempted murder, with a judge to determine pretrial detention.

Overview

  • Police say a 50-year-old coworker struck two men in the head with a hammer during a break at a Munich construction site.
  • The victims, aged 32 and 52, escaped the immediate attack and were then aided by other workers who restrained the suspect.
  • Officers took the suspect into custody without resistance after colleagues held him at the scene.
  • Both victims sustained serious head injuries, with the 32-year-old more severely hurt, but neither is in life-threatening condition.
  • Investigators have opened an attempted murder case, the suspect is to appear before an investigative judge, and the motive remains unclear.