Because he resisted the request to commit suicide, a 22-year-old is said to have tried to stab her ex-boyfriend with a kitchen knife in Hagen.
However, he was able to evade, steal the knife and flee, as the police and public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
Hagen - Subsequently, the attacker is said to have inflicted superficial injuries with another knife.
She was taken care of by an ambulance service and later treated in hospital.
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The 26-year-old ex-boyfriend reportedly came to the 22-year-old's apartment for a discussion late Sunday evening.
During the conversation, she then demanded that they kill themselves together.
The young man did not comply with the request, whereupon she is said to have pulled the knife.
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