Overview

• The suspect had previously been convicted of multiple violent, property and sexual offenses and began harassing travelers at about 5 p.m. Thursday.
• He grabbed a woman’s cross necklace and assaulted a bystander who stepped in to intervene.
• The 33-year-old victim managed to climb back onto the platform and received on-site medical treatment for facial and leg pain.
• After declaring suicidal thoughts, the accused was taken into custody and admitted to a psychiatric facility.
• Authorities are investigating him on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm and theft under German criminal statutes.