After the attempted murder of an employee of a refugee shelter in Kassel, the suspect was admitted to a closed psychiatric clinic.
The police assume that the mental state of the 27-year-old man played a role in the act, as they announced on Wednesday.
The Kassel criminal police took over the further investigations into attempted insidious murder.
Kassel - The 27-year-old resident of the refugee accommodation is said to have attacked an employee of the facility in Kassel from behind last Tuesday and stabbed him in the back with a knife.
The 63-year-old man was admitted to hospital with a serious injury to his back.
According to the police, there was no mortal danger.
dpa