Overview
- On Île d’Oléron, a 35-year-old resident was detained on suspicion of attempted murder after deliberately striking pedestrians and cyclists, injuring ten people, with reports of four seriously hurt; anti-terror prosecutors have not taken over as the motive remains unclear.
- Prosecutors in Erfurt filed charges of joint hostage-taking and dangerous bodily harm against a 53-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman accused of confining a 19-year-old in a wooden box; both remain in custody.
- The Landgericht Tübingen continued proceedings against a 26-year-old accused of kidnapping and extortion linked to a missing suitcase allegedly containing about 20 kilograms of cocaine and hundreds of thousands of euros.
- A police officer convicted of obstruction of justice in Alzenau has appealed his suspended sentence, and prosecutors also lodged an appeal, sending the case toward review at the Landgericht Aschaffenburg.
- Deges set a full southbound A3 closure at the Offenbacher Kreuz from Saturday 17:00 to Sunday 17:00 to install a temporary A661 bridge with wide detours, while a separate A59 shutdown has pushed traffic onto the B8, drawing safety concerns over delayed emergency access in Düsseldorf’s Hellerhof.