Authorities injured with knife: arrest
Created: 2022-08-11Updated: 2022-08-11, 1:15 p.m
Police vehicles are parked in front of the House of Integration.
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An employee of a Wuppertal authority is injured with a knife.
Colleagues hold the alleged perpetrator until the police arrive.
The mayor speaks of a terrible attack.
The agency's employees receive psychological support.
Wuppertal - In the Wuppertal House of Integration, an employee of the authority was seriously injured with a knife.
The city of Wuppertal reported on Thursday a knife attack on an employee in the municipal facility, who was injured.
Colleagues arrested the alleged perpetrator and held him until the police arrived.
A motive for the alleged perpetrator is not known, the city said, referring to the ongoing police investigation.
According to the city, the House of Integration connects institutions that look after immigrants and refugees in Wuppertal.
According to the police, the officers have arrested a suspect.
The police did not initially provide any further information about the person or the course of the crime.
According to her information, the employee of the authority is seriously injured, there is no danger to life.
Paramedics took her to a hospital.
In fact, a knife was used.
"I am very affected by this terrible attack," said Wuppertal's Mayor Uwe Schneidewind (Greens) and wished the injured all the best for their recovery process.
"My big thanks and respect go to the colleagues who courageously intervened and overpowered the perpetrator without considering any possible danger to themselves.
We will now do everything we can to ensure that all colleagues in the House of Integration receive the best possible support in the long term," explained the Lord Mayor.
According to the city, the House of Integration was initially closed on Thursday.
Normal service will not resume there on Friday either.
Ambulance workers provided psychological support to workers.
“It is a shock for all employees.
Our thoughts are with the colleague, we send her best wishes for recovery," said Stefan Kühn, the Wuppertal social affairs officer.
dpa
