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Police Seize Electroshock Device After Threat to Weilheim Hospital Worker

Investigators say the confrontation stemmed from dissatisfaction with a relative’s treatment.

Overview

  • Police report that a 76-year-old woman threatened a hospital employee in Weilheim with an electroshock device on October 7 at about 7:25 p.m.
  • Multiple patrols from the Weilheim police and the federal police searched the hospital and surrounding area after the emergency call.
  • Officers from the Starnberg police later located the suspect at her residence in the Starnberg district.
  • On orders from the Munich II public prosecutor’s office, officers searched the woman’s home and vehicle and secured the electroshock device from her car.
  • Several criminal proceedings, including for attempted dangerous bodily harm, have been initiated, and police say no hospital staff were injured.