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Man races in a car on a Rosenmontagszug: witness reports of a brutal encounter with the suspect

2020-02-26T05:48:29.661Z


In Volkmarsen in northern Hesse, a devastating incident occurred during the afternoon during a Monday Monday procession. A Mercedes driver drove into the crowd. Almost 60 people were injured. All information in the news ticker.


In Volkmarsen in northern Hesse, a devastating incident occurred during the afternoon during a Monday Monday procession. A Mercedes driver drove into the crowd. Almost 60 people were injured. All information in the news ticker.

  • In the North Hessian Volkmarsen there was an incident during a procession on Shrove Monday .
  • A 29-year-old Mercedes driver from Volkmarsen drove into the crowd .
  • Almost 60 people were injured, including children .

Update, 19.55 : Pre- trial detention has been ordered against the driver, who is said to have injured more than 60 people during the Monday Monday train in Volkmarsen. He is accused of attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm and dangerous interference in road traffic, as the General Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt announced on Tuesday evening.

Update, 5:52 p.m .: Apparently, the man arrested on Tuesday evening is now under investigation. As the Spiegel reports, the public prosecutor's office should investigate the man for violation of the "highly personal area of ​​life through pictures". The man should therefore not be a confidante, but a "gawker". Accordingly, the recording, which was made by the detainee, apparently should go beyond a "normal witness video".

Update, 4:11 p.m .: Another witness spoke up after the devastating incident on the Rose Monday procession in Volkmarsen . As the eyewitness reports to “welt.de”, she confronted Maurice P. shortly after the trip into the crowd .

So she opened the door of the silver Mercedes and tried to pull the key. The 29-year-old driver grabbed her by the hair and started choking. He tried again and again to restart the car.

"He didn't say anything at all, looked at you totally empty and dead and looked so satisfied, that was totally scary," the witness continues to tell to "welt.de". Then several passersby would have hit Maurice P. and won the key . "Then I got away from the car, got towels and gave first aid."

Volkmarsen (Hessen): Drivers race in the Monday Monday train - eyewitnesses report shocking things

Update 2:17 p.m .: After Maurice P. has presumably rushed into viewers during the Monday procession in Volkmarsen , the small north Hessian town near Kassel is in shock.

As a young man told focus.de, his friend's son was very lucky. His father had pulled him away from the roadside at the last moment before the silver Mercedes came rushing. " And I had a three-year-old bleeding child in my arms, " he roars in shock.

Neither he nor his buddy know the suspect personally. "No one here has ever heard this name," a second young man told focus.de. Almost 60 people were injured now, some of them seriously.

Volkmarsen / Rosenmontagszug (Hesse): Motorists rush into spectators: New details bring change

Update 12.48 p.m .: After a 29-year-old Mercedes driver drove into the crowd on a Rose Monday train in Volkmarsen , a police spokesman revealed new details. At a press conference, he said that the suspect, Maurice P., still could not be heard. In addition, the condition of the seriously injured had not worsened. The youngest victim was only three years old .

Update 10:29: New details bring a turn in the Rose Monday drama in Volkmarsen . The man who had rushed into a carnival procession in a Mercedes on Monday was not drunk. At first it was assumed that the man had been heavily alcoholized. A spokesman for the Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday whether the perpetrator was under the influence of drugs . That reports Focus.de .

Volkmarsen: Motorist (29) races into spectators of Rosenmontagszug: man filmed Tat

Update from February 25, 2020, 9:38 am: The lessor of the 29-year-old Mercedes driver has commented on the "RND". "It is a horror film of the most terrible kind, one that just does not want to stop," emphasized Axel Horstmann and further explained that the suspect lived with his grandma in a half-timbered house. Horstmann knew all of his tenants at least briefly.

So the 29-year-old is an "unremarkable man, there have never been complaints about him." Nobody expected that he would "do something so sick, there was absolutely no evidence. Everyone is stunned. ”Horstmann is unable to say whether the silver-gray Mercedes, the weapon, belongs to the suspect or another family member. "I know that the family moved from Baden-Baden a few years ago, his sister had a barber shop for years," he continues.

The sister also bought an old inn. She wanted to make a pension out of this. Because the project failed, she moved back to Baden-Baden with her family. Only the brother and the grandmother remained in the people's town. The 29-year-old Mercedes driver had been arrested * because he had raced on the Rose Monday train in Volkmarsen. 52 people were injured, seven of them seriously.

Rosenmontagszug drama in Volkmarsen: Another person arrested - because she was filming behind the car

Update from February 24th, 10.15pm: After a 29-year-old had been arrested because he had raced * on the Monday Monday train in Volkmarsen, there was another arrest . Now it is clear why: The second arrested should have filmed behind the car .

According to dpa information from security circles, it was still unclear whether it was a curious onlooker or whether he was inaugurated. He was taken away by the police shortly after the incident, it said.

Update at 9:50 p.m .: The police in North Hesse once again drew attention to the fact that false reports about the incident in Volkmarsen were circulating on social networks and called for no unsecured information to be shared. There is a photo circulating that allegedly shows the arrest of the perpetrator. However, this is not the perpetrator , the police said on Twitter.

#Volkmarsen

Photos are currently circulating to show the alleged arrest of the perpetrator.

The person pictured is definitely not the perpetrator.

Do not share false messages! pic.twitter.com/9G1fNdQHhj

- North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020

Update at 9:35 pm: According to Bild.de, Attorney General Alexander Badle denied media and eyewitness reports, which described that the 29-year-old suspect was heavily alcoholic: "He was not drunk and cannot be heard because of his injuries," quotes Bild.de Badle. The driver, who comes from Volkmarsen himself, sustained the injuries when he raced at high speed into the crowd of spectators on the Rosenmontagzug.

Volkmarsen: Car races in crowds - around ten children among the injured

Update at 9:13 p.m .: Around a third of the victims who were deliberately hit in Volkmarsen by a 29-year-old Mercedes driver are children. A total of 30 people were injured during the Monday Monday procession in Volkmarsen . This was announced by the Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth. "We have about 30 victims, some seriously injured and some of them children," said the CDU politician on Monday evening in Volkmarsen. "It is just a terrible, terrible act that was committed on people who simply wanted to celebrate Carnival carefree." The victims were brought to different hospitals in the region and far beyond.

Update at 8:25 p.m .: Volkmarsen's mayor Hartmut Linnekugel (independent) was shocked by the incident during the Rose Monday procession in Volkmarsen. "We are all affected, everyone is deeply shocked." An emergency center with pastoral care and police forces has been set up in the town hall, which remains open until Tuesday. There, those directly affected and relatives receive secure information and support, as the police in Northern Hesse announced on Twitter on Monday.

Update at 8:15 p.m .: Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), through the deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer, wished the injured in the incident in Volkmarsen an early recovery. “My thoughts are with the injured people of Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel, ”Demmer Merkel quoted on Twitter.

Chancellor #Merkel: "My thoughts are with the injured of #Volkmarsen and their relatives. I wish everyone a speedy and complete recovery. Many thanks to the police and all medical personnel."

- Ulrike Demmer (@UlrikeDemmer) February 24, 2020

Update at 19:59: After the man from Volkmarsen , who is said to have rushed into the spectators of the Rosenmontagszug at high speed, was arrested, there was a second arrest in Volkmarsen. This was announced by the Frankfurt police chief Gerhard Bereswill. It was not yet clear whether the arrested person was a suspect or a witness, he said.

Volkmarsen: Rose Monday procession drama in Hesse

Update at 7:50 p.m .: According to initial knowledge, the 29-year-old driver of the Mercedes in Volkmarsen was not known to the authorities as an extremist. In the past, however, the police had noticed him through insult, trespassing and coercion . The man was injured himself in the accident.

Volkmarsen: Motorist (29) races in a Rosenmontagszug - before that, he apparently made an incredible statement

Update at 7.43 p.m .: It is still unclear whether the suspect was actually drunk. Investigators were unable to confirm media and eyewitness reports. A neighbor said to RTL: "I saw him drive away today, he looked like he was on drugs and said, " I'll be in the newspaper soon . "

Update at 7:25 p.m .: There is sometimes contradictory information about the terrible incident in Volkmarsen, in which 30 people were injured. While a spokesman for the Südwest police station in the Nordhessen police headquarters had said that a deliberate act was presumed, but not an attack, Reiner Lingner from the Nordhessen police headquarters in Kassel told Welt: Welt: No information can be given about the intention yet. They still don't know how the incident came about - whether it was a medical emergency, a technical failure, or an intention. The Hessian Ministry of the Interior did not rule out an attack.

Update at 6:50 p.m .: After the terrible act in Volkmarsen, more and more details are known about the Mercedes driver who is said to have rushed into the crowd of spectators during the Rose Monday procession . According to the Prosecutor General Frankfurt, the 29-year-old comes from Volkmarsen himself. Volkmarsen is a small town in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse with around 6800 inhabitants . It is about 30 kilometers from Kassel.

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Debris from the carnival wagons lie on the street in Volkmarsen in northern Hesse.

© Elmar Schulten

Volkmarsen / Kassel: Investigations against 29-year-olds for an attempted homicide

Update at 6.30 p.m .: The 29-year-old, who ran into a crowd in a car in Volkmarsen, is under investigation for an attempted homicide . The spokesman for the General Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt announced. The motive is still unclear: "We are investigating in all directions."

Update at 6:23 p.m .: According to Spiegel, the 29-year-old driver was heavily drunk when he raced into a crowd of spectators during the Monday procession in Volkmarsen . Spiegel found out from investigators.

Update at 5:58 p.m .: After the incident with a car at the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen in North Hesse, all carnival parades were canceled in Hesse, but no nationwide cancellation of carnival parades is planned in NRW.

Volkmarsen: 29-year-old drives in spectators of carnival parade in Volkmarsen - 30 injured

Update at 17:52: In the incident, in which a driver (29) ran into a crowd in Volkmarsen , there were 30 injuries . Seven of them were seriously injured. This was announced by Frankfurt's police chief Gerhard Bereswill on Monday. The investigative staff for the incident is controlled from Frankfurt.

Rose Monday parade in Volkmarsen: 29-year-old driver not available for questioning

Update at 5:30 p.m .: The police announced new information about the man who had deliberately rushed into the crowd of spectators during the Monday procession in Volkmarsen . The driver is a German citizen, he is 29 years old and comes from the surrounding area . According to information from the Hessian Ministry of the Interior, he is currently not available for interrogation. According to previous knowledge, the man drove at high speed .

Update at 5:25 p.m .: Shortly after a police spokesman in Volkmarsen declared that the police were not currently assuming an attack, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Hesse said that an attack cannot be ruled out. The spokesman for the Interior Ministry justified this with the situation on the ground.

Update at 5:20 p.m .: After a car in the North Hessian Volkmarsen had deliberately crashed into the crowd of spectators on the Rosenmontagszug, the police said that according to previous knowledge dozens of people were injured . Among the injured were seriously injured and children . The exact number is still unclear, said a police spokesman.

Police do not expect a politically motivated attack

Update at 5:20 p.m .: According to a police spokesman, according to dpa, the Mercedes driver raced deliberately into the crowd of spectators during the Rose Monday parade in Volkmarsen . However, it was not an attack since there was no evidence of a politically motivated crime. "We do not expect an attack. We are assuming an intentional fact. "

Update at 5:06 p.m .: As the German Press Agency (dpa) learned from security circles , the driver of Volkmarsen is a German citizen. He drove into a crowd on a Monday Monday train in the small town in northern Hesse.

Mercedes drivers deliberately raced in the crowd of spectators from the Monday procession in Volkmarsen

Update at 5:03 p.m .: As hessenschau.de reports, citing the police, the driver intentionally drove in the Volkmarsen Rose Monday train. At least 13 people were injured, the report said.

Update at 5:00 p.m .: After the incident, the police in North Hesse set up an information portal with a car in Volkmarsen.

#Volkmarsen

An information portal for images or videos of the deed has been set up: https://t.co/C877RNL19C

Do not distribute it on social media.

- North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020

Update at 4:50 p.m .: As reported by Bild.de, at least 30 people were said to have been injured when the silver-colored Mercedes station wagon crashed into the crowd at 2:30 p.m. According to the picture, around one third of these are said to have been seriously injured.

Volkmarsen: Several injuries - all removals in Hesse canceled

Update at 4.45 p.m .: As the police announced on Twitter, after the terrible incident in Volkmarsen "all precautionary" parades in Hesse are canceled.

In #Volkmarsen North Hesse a car drove into the carnival parade there.
As a precautionary measure, all carnival parades taking place in Hesse will be canceled. This also applies to the move to #Kiedrich, which is almost over anyway.

Thanks for your understanding! pic.twitter.com/9NeKHJDni7

- Police West Hesse (@Polizei_WH) February 24, 2020

Update at 4.40 pm: On Twitter, users use the hashtag #Volkmarsen to distribute partially unsecured information and photos of the incident in Volkmarsen, in which several people were injured. The police appealed on Twitter to refrain from speculating and not distributing any of these recordings. An information portal will be set up.

We know that there is a great desire for comprehensive information.

However, we urge everyone who has pictures or videos from #Volkmarsen:

Hold back on speculation; do not distribute any of these recordings.

An information portal will be set up.

- North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020

Volkmarsen: Terrible incident in Hessen - hr continues to show carnival broadcast

Update at 16:32: The terrible incident in Volkmarsen in northern Hesse shocked all of Germany. Despite the incident during the Mardi Gras parade in the small town in the northern Hessian district of Waldeck-Frankenberg, the Hessischer Rundfunk continues to broadcast a carnival program, as you can read on merkur.de *.

Update at 4:25 p.m .: As the police announced, the background of the incident during a Mardi Gras parade in Volkmarsen in northern Hesse is still unclear. "Regardless of whether it is a medical emergency or a technical failure or if at worst there is an intention behind it, we cannot say anything about it," said a police spokesman in Kassel on Monday.

The police spokesman also said that several people were injured and that there were no deaths. The driver had been arrested and is now being questioned. The spokesman made no statements about the identity of the driver or the victim.

Video: Car races in the Monday procession in Volkmarsen

Volkmarsen: Drama during the procession on Shrove Monday is not the first incident at Carnival

Update at 4:00 p.m .: After a Mercedes crashed into the crowd of spectators on the Rosenmontagszug in Volkmarsen , the police asked that "no unsecured reports be passed on".

One person drove a car into the #Rosen Monday parade in #Volkmarsen.

The driver was arrested.

We are on site with a large contingent. The background investigation is ongoing.

As soon as secure information is available, we will publish it here.

- North Hesse police (@Polizei_NH) February 24, 2020

It was also announced that there had already been an incident at a carnival event in a hall in Volkmarsen on Sunday. Due to a fire alarm, the venue had to be cleared and the affected area checked. The fire department wrote on Facebook. The reason for the alarm was not ascertainable, after which the event was continued after a short break. It is unclear whether there is a connection between the incidents.

Volkmarsen: Mercedes driver bypassed barricade during Mardi Gras parade

Update 3:52 pm: As HNA.de reports, citing testimony, the driver is said to have “bypassed the barrier on the Rose Monday parade” and “then raced at full throttle towards the crowd”. The eyewitnesses had the impression that the driver was primarily targeting children. So far, this information has not been confirmed.

Update 3.45 p.m .: According to HNA.de, there is a large police force on site, dozens of emergency paramedics and emergency doctors take care of the injured, and a helicopter has also landed.

According to police, the driver of the Mercedes has now been arrested.

According to initial testimony, at least 15 people, including young children, were injured in the incident.

Volkmarsen / Mardi Gras parade: Mercedes driver drives in crowd - children injured too

Our first report of February 24th, 3:31 pm: Volkmarsen - Apparently there was an incident in the North Hessian Volkmarsen during a Mardi Gras parade . As reported by HNA.de and the Waldeckische Landeszeitung online, a Mercedes driver drove into the crowd on Monday afternoon. In the meantime, the newspapers even spoke of an attack.

According to the reports, the driver was a German citizen and the car was supposed to be registered in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. The man drove through the barrier into the crowd that was crowded between Steinweg and Rewe-Markt.

Volkmarsen / Kassel: horror pictures from Hesse - injured children and adults during Mardi Gras parade

We are talking about injured children and adults . Ambulances, fire brigade and police are at the scene of the accident.

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The fire brigade and police are on duty at the accident site in Volkmarsen.

© Elmar Schulten

Volkmarsen is a small town with around 6,800 inhabitants in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse. It is located around 28 kilometers northwest of Kassel.

It was only on February 19 that a terrible act in Hesse caused nationwide horror: Tobias R. killed ten people in Hanau and then himself.

* merkur.de and HNA.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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List of rubric lists: © dpa / Uwe Zucchi

Source: merkur

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