Officials attacked with a knife - 26-year-old in court

Created: 2022-11-14 2:22 p.m

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Because he is said to have attacked an officer with a knife during a police operation and injured his face, a 26-year-old is standing before the Berlin district court.

At the beginning of the trial on Monday, the accused admitted to having stabbed a police officer in front of his apartment door about five months ago.

However, he had previously said that he "didn't want any visitors".

Berlin – When he injured the man, he was shot at immediately.

The accused is charged with attempted manslaughter.

However, his controllability at the time of the crime was "not excludably revoked," says the application.

The public prosecutor's office is now seeking to place the 26-year-old in a psychiatric hospital.

The alleged attack occurred in Berlin-Spandau in June of this year.

According to investigations, police officers were called by the suspect's supervisor at the time because the 26-year-old had previously acted aggressively and threatened.

The supervisor only wanted to give him his pocket money in return for a receipt.

The emergency services were in front of the accused's apartment door and identified themselves as police officers when he suddenly opened the door, attacked an officer and injured him in the area of ​​​​the cheekbone arch.

The 26-year-old further explained that he had been injured by several shots, including in the stomach.

The trial of the accused, who is currently in the correctional facility hospital, will resume on November 24.

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