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Neuss Police Probe Separate Street Attacks: Teen Injured, 25-Year-Old Killed

Investigators have escalated the fatal case to a homicide commission.

Overview

  • Police report that a 25-year-old man from Duisburg died at the scene after a confrontation on Welderstraße near the cemetery around 7 p.m. Thursday.
  • A 56-year-old Neuss resident called police after the incident, was arrested without resistance, and is receiving hospital treatment under custody.
  • Düsseldorf authorities are leading the homicide unit to establish the sequence of events and assess a possible motive.
  • Separately late Wednesday, a 15-year-old girl was followed from a bus stop and assaulted on Nievenheimer Straße, suffering a cut that required inpatient care.
  • Neuss police issued a public description of the unidentified attacker in the youth case and appealed for witnesses, noting the man spoke Russian and wore dark clothing.