Attempted murder on the regional express: verdict awaited

A schoolboy suddenly becomes the victim of a brutal knife attack on a regional express train on the Lower Rhine.

A man he does not know stabs him suddenly.

Now the attacker has to expect a long prison sentence.

Mönchengladbach - In the trial of the attempted murder in a regional express, the verdict is expected today.

The public prosecutor had demanded ten years imprisonment for the accused at the Mönchengladbach regional court.

The evidence confirmed the allegation.

The 25-year-old defendant acted insidiously.

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The bloody act on March 12 was observed by fellow passengers and recorded by surveillance cameras on the train.

It could be seen how the homeless Pole suddenly stabbed a student traveling with him with a kitchen knife.

The now 17-year-old survived the attack, but was critically injured.

The public prosecutor had said that the student was a random victim.

The 25-year-old had confessed to the act, but did not give a motive.

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