Overview
- Prosecutors in Rostock said a woman was arrested under a murder warrant in the killing of eight-year-old Fabian after large-scale searches in Reimershagen and nearby sites.
- Investigators seized multiple items, including sports shoes and vehicles, which are now undergoing forensic analysis, and they stressed the presumption of innocence.
- French authorities detained a 35-year-old driver on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly ran down pedestrians and cyclists on Oléron Island, injuring ten, four critically, with motive still under review as antiterror officials monitor.
- In Hanau, police provisionally arrested a 31-year-old over dozens of swastika graffiti, believe the blood used was his, and plan psychiatric placement following an alcohol test.
- Hamburg police launched a public manhunt with CCTV images in a September stabbing at a street festival, while Dortmund detectives opened a homicide inquiry into a man with life-threatening head injuries.