A terrible attack occurred in Berlin.
A man (29) suddenly stabs a woman several times with a knife.
A passer-by rushing to help was also seriously injured.
Berlin - In a green area in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, a 58-year-old woman was seriously injured by several targeted knife stabs in the neck.
According to the police, a 29-year-old man of Afghan nationality is said to have stabbed the landscape gardener suddenly and seriously injured the woman.
The 29-year-old first approached the gardener, "because he was allegedly bothered by the fact that she was working as a woman".
Berlin: Man (29) suddenly stabs gardener (58) with a knife
A 66-year-old man who rushed to help was seriously injured by the attacker with knife stabs in the neck, the police said on Sunday.
The two victims were operated on in hospitals and are there for inpatient treatment.
The stabber could still be arrested at the crime scene.
Knife attack in Berlin - perpetrators probably mentally ill
The background to the act is still unclear.
However, the police also announced: “According to the current state of the investigation, a mental illness of the suspect, who has been in Germany since 2016, may have played a role in the commission of the crime.
The Public Prosecutor General and the State Police Department of the State Criminal Police Office are investigating extensively the details of the crime and the background to the crime, also from the point of view of a possible Islamist-motivated attack.
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Three people died in a knife attack in Würzburg (Bavaria) in June (June 26, 2021). Seven others were injured. The perpetrator is said to have been conspicuous before, as
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