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Prosecutors File Charges in Dresden Tram Knife Attack on U.S. Bystander

The Regional Court in Dresden will determine whether the indictment proceeds to trial.

Overview

  • The Dresden prosecutor’s office indicted two 21-year-old suspects four months after the late‑August attack on a U.S. citizen in a Line 7 tram near Neustädter Markt.
  • One suspect is accused of punching the victim in the face, while the other allegedly inflicted deep knife cuts to the lip, nose, and mouth.
  • The victim underwent surgery and will have permanent facial scarring, according to prosecutors.
  • The indictment also cites additional alleged crimes, including multiple assaults and a particularly serious robbery.
  • Both suspects, described as having minor prior convictions, remain in pretrial detention, with one partially confessing and the other staying silent.