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Rise in Violent Crimes and Prison Escapes Spurs German Manhunts

Police have launched extensive operations to recapture two escaped inmates during probes into a series of recent homicides across Germany

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Overview

  • Two domestic homicide investigations in Bavaria saw a 34-year-old woman’s remains found near Bad Aibling and a 29-year-old woman stabbed to death in Krailling with both husbands now detained.
  • Authorities are searching for two inmates who fled North Rhine-Westphalia custody—one scaled a fence at the Bielefeld prison and the other slipped away during a supervised walk from a Cologne forensic clinic.
  • Prosecutors in Hamburg have charged a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man near Mümmelmannsberg U-Bahn station.
  • A 39-year-old Duisburg resident who survived a severe fall at a U-Bahn station identified his 25-year-old assailant upon waking from a coma, leading to attempted murder charges.
  • A police officer was knocked unconscious during a violent dispute in Schwerin and inquiries are under way after a 17-year-old teen was found severely injured running through Ludwigsburg.