Knife attack: Two girls attacked on the way to school - 14-year-old succumbs to her injuries
Created: 2022-12-05Updated: 2022-12-05, 2:53 p.m
After the knife attack on two girls, investigators are looking for clues at the crime scene in Illerkirchberg (Baden-Württemberg).
© Ralf Zwiebler/dpa
Knife attack on the way to school in Baden-Württemberg: Two girls were attacked on the way to school.
The 14-year-old died in hospital.
Update from December 5, 2:42 p.m
.: The 14-year-old girl who was attacked with a knife on the way to school in Illerkirchberg succumbed to her injuries.
A spokesman for the police headquarters in Ulm confirmed this to
Merkur.de
.
More detailed information has not yet been announced, "the investigations are in full swing".
After an attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg - no impact on the neighboring elementary school
Update from December 5, 1:14 p.m
.: After the attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau-Kreis), a lot is still unclear at first.
According to current knowledge, the two girls, aged 13 and 14, were attacked and injured by a man on their way to school at around 7.30 a.m.
They were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
According to the police, the attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau-Kreis) had no effect on a neighboring elementary school.
"Contrary to rumours, there was no amok alarm in a school," said a police spokesman on Monday when asked.
The two injured were also not of primary school age.
The students were apparently on their way to the bus in a neighboring community.
The alleged perpetrator is said to have fled to a neighboring apartment building.
The police met three people there, including the alleged perpetrator.
Further details about the attack, the motive and the injured were initially unclear.
Knife attack: Two girls seriously injured on the way to school
First report from December 5, 2022
Oberkirchberg – Two girls were attacked by a man on Monday morning on their way to school in Illerkirchberg (Baden-Württemberg).
The police are on site with a large contingent.
This is reported by the SWR.
The two girls were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Knife attack on the street: Two girls seriously injured on the way to school
The alleged perpetrator is said to have fled to a house.
According to the SWR report, the police arrested three people, including the suspect.
A special task force surrounded the building.
At the same time roadblocks took place.
Drones were also used to get an overview.
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Knife attack on the way to school: Two girls were attacked and injured by a man on the open road in Oberkirchberg in the Alb-Donau district.
© Ralf Zwiebler/dpa
Knife attack on the way to school: Two girls seriously injured
The police initially gave no information about the exact state of health of the two injured girls.
The two injured were not of primary school age, said a police spokesman on Monday when asked by the dpa news agency.
The police are also initially silent on the identity of the suspect.
Forensics are still on site.
“Right now we are all in shock.
We're just waiting to see what the further investigations by the police reveal," said Markus Häußler, Mayor of the municipality of Oberkirchberg, to the radio station Donau3FM.
Emergency pastors are therefore on duty and take care of the relatives and students together with the community.
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