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Markings from the police forensics at the scene of the crime: suspected knife attacker still in the hospital
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After the deadly attack in Illerkirchberg, investigators questioned the 27-year-old suspect.
He did not provide any information on the matter, said a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office.
The man is said to have attacked two schoolgirls with a knife on Monday, a 13-year-old survived with serious injuries, a 14-year-old died.
The alleged attacker had been operated on for hours with significant injuries and is under police guard in the hospital, the prosecutor said.
A police spokesman had previously said the man may have injured himself with the knife.
The public prosecutor's office is currently checking whether they have applied for an arrest warrant or whether there are indications of reduced or excluded criminal responsibility.
This would possibly result in placement in a psychiatric hospital.
But first a short report is needed, said the spokesman for the public prosecutor's office.
According to the authorities, the alleged perpetrator has never been noticed by violent crimes.
He was only caught once as a dodger and otherwise not known to the police, said the spokesman for the public prosecutor's office.
The suspect, a 27-year-old asylum seeker from Eritrea, allegedly attacked the youth on the street with a knife.
The 14-year-old had to be revived at the scene before being taken to a hospital.
She died there hours later.
An autopsy on the body will provide clues as to the exact cause of death.
Strobl: "Our thoughts are with the parents, the family and the bereaved of those who died in these difficult hours."
To his knowledge, the second girl who was attacked spent the night in the hospital and was medically cared for, the spokesman said.
The 13-year-old was injured so badly that in her case there may also be suspicion of attempted murder.
Your mental state is difficult to assess, there was an offer of emergency pastoral care.
After the crime, the man fled to a refugee shelter, which he is said to have come from before the attack.
According to the information, there were two other men from Eritrea who took the officials to the office.
It is still unclear whether they were able to provide information about what was happening and the possible motives of the 27-year-old.
But they were questioned, the prosecutor said.
The suspicion against the two men was not substantiated, so that they could be released again.
A knife had been secured as a suspected crime and is now being investigated.
"Now the public prosecutor's office and the police are investigating why the two girls were attacked and whether the suspect and the two girls knew each other beforehand," the authorities said.
"We will fully clarify this terrible act," announced the Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU).
"We are deeply moved by this act when the life of an innocent child is so brutally taken," he said.
"Our thoughts are with the parents, the family, the surviving relatives of the deceased, as well as the young girl's classmates and friends during these difficult hours."
Minute of silence with Interior Minister and Turkish Ambassador
Strobl did not address the origin of the suspect in the statement.
"The background to the crime, in particular the motive, is still unclear."
You are aware "that events of this kind stir up fears and emotions".
After the deadly attack, Strobl wants to visit the crime scene together with the Turkish ambassador Ahmet Başar Şen on Tuesday.
This is reported by the dpa news agency, citing government circles.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the girl killed had German citizenship and a Turkish migration background.
The ambassador travels from Berlin by plane.
At 12.30 p.m., the ambassador and Strobl wanted to meet the local mayor in the local town hall and then gather at the crime scene for a minute's silence.
bbr/dpa
