Overview

• Police say a dispute between two women at Essen Hauptbahnhof on Sunday evening escalated into a knife attack, leaving one woman in life‑threatening condition and undergoing emergency surgery.
• The alleged attacker also injured herself with the knife, received medical treatment, and was taken to a hospital, according to federal police.
• At Essen Hauptbahnhof earlier Sunday, officers detained a 40‑year‑old who threatened to use a weapon later identified as a handheld gas burner, and on Saturday an aggressive football fan was taken into custody after assaults on officers.
• In Bielefeld on Sunday morning, a 34‑year‑old man was stabbed while sitting on a bench, underwent emergency surgery, and is now out of immediate danger as a 38‑year‑old suspect was provisionally arrested and a dedicated homicide commission began work.
• In Hamburg on Saturday night, two intoxicated men allegedly beat a 42‑year‑old woman and her husband on an S‑Bahn between Diebsteich and Altona; both suspects were detained at the ZOB, issued temporary area bans, and face investigations for bodily harm.