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Police Identify 35-Year-Old Victim in Neuss Cemetery Stabbing

The homicide unit now leads the case with inquiries focused on a fatal dispute involving an injured 56-year-old suspect.

Overview

  • Police said the victim had no valid registered address in Germany, was last registered in Duisburg, and had been staying frequently in Neuss.
  • The fatal stabbing occurred Thursday evening near the cemetery on Welderstraße in Neuss-Hoisten.
  • According to investigators, the victim had been in a dispute with a 56-year-old man shortly before he was attacked.
  • The 56-year-old from Neuss was also injured, called police himself, did not resist arrest, and was treated in a hospital.
  • Authorities corrected an initial notice that gave the victim’s age as 25, and the homicide commission is conducting the investigation.