31-year-old after a rampage in psychiatry: no terror
Created: 05/14/2022, 2:30 p.m
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After the killing of a 31-year-old in a regional express in North Rhine-Westphalia, the man was admitted to a psychiatric clinic.
The public prosecutor's office in Aachen announced on Saturday that three cases were being investigated on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm and attempted insidious murder.
Herzogenrath - According to the current state of knowledge, it is very likely that the suspect was suffering from psychosis.
The public prosecutor emphasized that there were no indications of a terrorist background or religious radicalization of the suspect.
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According to the public prosecutor, the man suddenly pulled out a kitchen knife on the train in Herzogenrath near Aachen on Friday morning and stabbed several fellow passengers.
In the end, five people and the attacker himself were injured.
A fellow passenger - supported by other people, including a federal police officer - overpowered and disarmed the 31-year-old.
dpa