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Police Hunt Psychiatric Escapee in Osnabrück as Tips Yield No Hot Lead

Police ask people to keep distance, calling 110 or 04141/1020 with any sighting.

Overview

  • The 35-year-old, identified as Alhindi B., fled a closed psychiatric clinic in Osnabrück on Tuesday while under a court-ordered placement.
  • Officers published a photo and physical description, warning that because of an illness a danger cannot be ruled out.
  • Investigators report many tips from the public, with most sightings clustered around Osnabrück and some from the Hamburg outskirts.
  • Despite the volume of responses, police say there is still no confirmed lead and the manhunt continues.
  • Media link the man to a fatal 2019 stabbing in Fredenbeck and suggest an unsecured clinic door enabled the escape, claims police have not confirmed.