Overview
- Hamburg prosecutors ordered a public manhunt after a September knife attack at a Winterhude street festival left a 29-year-old critically injured and requiring emergency surgery.
- With court approval from the Hamburg district court, police published surveillance images and asked anyone who recognizes the men to call 040 4286-56789.
- Hamburg police described the suspects as approximately 20 to 25 years old with a “southern European” appearance and urged the public to provide leads.
- In Cologne, a 21-year-old was beaten after leaving a nightclub on October 11, suffering severe head trauma including a nine-millimeter brain shift, and the attackers remain unidentified.
- Cologne investigators renewed their appeal for witnesses, noting a privately funded €7,000 reward for tips leading to arrests, with the criminal commission reachable at 0221/2290 or by email.