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Woman, 59, Fatally Stabbed on Magdeburg Shopping Street as Injured Suspect Is Detained

Police have opened a homicide probe to determine motive.

Overview

  • The victim died at the scene despite immediate medical efforts, police said.
  • Officers found the suspected attacker with severe injuries, carried out a provisional arrest and transferred him under guard to Städtisches Klinikum Magdeburg.
  • Witness accounts reported she was chased on Lübecker Straße into a building stairwell where she was repeatedly stabbed.
  • A large response secured the area, with canine units, the LKA crime‑scene team and a police helicopter assisting the operation.
  • Investigators say the background remains unclear, while BILD reports both parties are Syrian nationals and that the suspect may have self‑inflicted his injuries, details not confirmed by police.