As of: January 29, 2024, 9:35 p.m
By: Peter Kiefer
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Baden-Württemberg - After the fatal knife attack on a student (18) at the Löwenrot-Gymnasium in St. Leon-Rot, the suspect (18) is in custody.
Both were once a couple:
Update from January 27th, 10:42 a.m
.: After the fatal knife attack on an 18-year-old student by her ex-boyfriend (18) at the Löwenrot High School in St. Leon-Rot, many are wondering whether the bloody act could have been prevented ?
Background: The 18-year-old's propensity for violence had been known to the authorities for months -
the current victim even filed a criminal complaint for intentional bodily harm in November 2023.
According to the public prosecutor's office, the police, school and youth welfare office had an eye on the alleged perpetrator on January 25th.
The teenager most recently received a so-called threat speech in mid-December 2023.
On Friday afternoon (January 26th), school principal Dirk Lutschewitz expressed his condolences to the family of the dead at a press conference in the town hall.
Community |
St. Leon Red |
district |
Rhine-Neckar district (BW) |
population |
13,909 (Dec 31, 2022) |
mayor |
Dr. Alexander Eger (FDP) |
No contact ban for suspected stabbers before a homicide
Based on the criminal complaint, the police also contacted the youth welfare office and the school administration.
However, there was no court-ordered ban on contact.
However, the private school has taken appropriate measures to limit contact during school operations.
The main goal is for the two ex-partners not to meet if possible.
Recently it seemed like things had calmed down.
A terrible mistake!
“There is simply no such thing as 100 percent security,” says communications expert Dirk Metz, appointed by the municipality.
Meanwhile, an attempt to come to terms with the situation begins at the Löwenrot High School.
However, headmaster Dirk Lutschewitz emphasizes that he is seriously affected: “Since yesterday, nothing has been the same as before.” Normality in the school community is currently out of the question.
The road back to normality is long.
A funeral service is planned - but so far without a date.
In any case, the school psychology service is in action.
In addition, the students should be able to talk about the events in groups.
Mourners lay flowers and light candles in front of the Löwenrot-Gymnasium in St. Leon-Rot (BW), where a student (18) was stabbed to death on January 25, 2024.
© HEIDELBERG24/PR video/René Priebe
Student (†18) stabbed to death in St. Leon-Rot: Ex-boyfriend (18) in custody - knife seized
Update from January 26th, 2:10 p.m
.: At the request of the Heidelberg public prosecutor's office, the Heidelberg district court issued an arrest warrant for murder on Friday (January 26th) against the 18-year-old man, who is strongly suspected, the day before the 18-year-old student to have stabbed to death in the Löwenrot High School.
The suspect, who is a German citizen, was taken directly to a correctional facility after being presented to the magistrate.
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The investigators provide new details: A knife was found in the accused's crashed getaway vehicle - presumably the murder weapon.
The young man was caught in Seesen (Lower Saxony) after hours on the run.
Flowers and candles commemorate the killed student (18) the day after the knife attack in the Löwenrot high school in St. Leon-Rot (Baden-Württemberg).
© Katja Heil/HEIDELBERG24
Victim (18) and alleged perpetrator (18) temporarily a couple in 2023
According to previous findings, the perpetrator and victim were temporarily in a relationship in 2023 - but no longer at the time of the crime.
As far as the suspicion of intentional bodily harm was concerned at the end of November 2023, according to current knowledge, the young woman had not obtained a court order against her ex-boyfriend.
However, on the occasion of the criminal complaint being filed, the police, in addition to questioning witnesses and the accused, carried out so-called threats a few days after the incident and again in mid-December 2023.
The police also contacted the youth welfare office and the school management.
According to initial findings, the school took measures to limit contact during school operations.
The investigations by the Heidelberg public prosecutor's office and the specialist department of the Heidelberg Criminal Police Directorate, in particular into the specific course of the crime and the background to the crime, are ongoing.
These will probably also extend to traffic offenses committed while on the run.
Student (†18) stabbed to death in St. Leon-Rot: Will suspect (18) be taken into custody today?
Update from January 26th, 1:43 p.m
.: While the people in tranquil St. Leon-Rot are in a kind of state of shock, the school management of the Löwenrot-Gymnasium has not yet commented on the terrible bloody act the day before.
According to
SWR
information, the private school's teachers will meet on Friday for a specially called conference.
Will suspect (18) be taken into custody today on suspicion of murder?
First report from January 26th, 11:15 a.m
.: On Friday, the day after the fatal knife attack on a student (18) at the Löwenrot-Gymnasium, the urgent suspect (18) is to be brought before the judge at the Heidelberg district court.
This has not yet happened, according to First Public Prosecutor Jonathan Waldschmidt when asked by HEIDELBERG24 (as of 11:20 a.m.).
The public prosecutor's office wants to obtain an arrest warrant - presumably on suspicion of murder.
The victim's ex-boyfriend, who was injured in a car accident during his daring escape to Lower Saxony, will be there in person.
The investigations by the Heidelberg public prosecutor's office and the specialist department of the Heidelberg Criminal Police Directorate, in particular into the specific course of the crime and the background to the crime, are ongoing.
Student (†18) stabbed to death in St. Leon-Rot: Will suspect (18) be taken into custody today?
First report from January 26th, 8:42 a.m
.: The shock after the bloody act at the Löwenrot High School in St. Leon-Rot (Baden-Württemberg) with a dead woman is still deep.
On Thursday (January 25th) a student (18) was stabbed with a knife.
But how does the responsible district court in Heidelberg assess the terrible act?
Will the urgent suspect (18) be taken into custody this Friday (January 26th) on suspicion of murder?
Student (18) stabbed in St. Leon-Rot: Is the public prosecutor putting the suspect (18) in custody today?
As a classmate at the private school explained, the victim was the ex-girlfriend of the alleged stabber.
The investigators also assume that it was a relationship act, a spokesman for the Mannheim police headquarters told HEIDELBERG24.
However, the authority did not provide any details.
Both of them graduated from high school this year, as
spiegel.de
reports.
The accused is said to have apologized during class by saying that he wasn't doing well.
Under this pretext he then looked for his ex-girlfriend and stabbed her in the neck with the knife.
All attempts to resuscitate the seriously injured woman failed.
But could the drama have been prevented?
The alleged perpetrator is said to have already beaten the current victim in the past - so the teenager only filed a criminal complaint for physical violence against the current accused in November 2023, as
merkur.de
reports.
Student (18) killed in St. Leon-Rot – serious accident stops suspect (18)
After escaping for hours by car, the 18-year-old suspect was arrested around 300 kilometers from the crime scene in Seesen (Lower Saxony).
Only a serious accident stopped the chase, which involved around a dozen police cars and a helicopter.
The accused was injured in the Ford Fiesta.
The fugitive's badly damaged car in Seesen.
After the violent act in St. Leon-Rot, the suspected perpetrator drove his car into oncoming traffic and sustained injuries.
© Martin Dziadek/picture alliance/dpa
After the terrible events in St. Leon-Rot, Mayor Dr.
Alexander Eger (FDP) told HEIDELBERG24 in dismay: “The violent death of the student at Löwenrot-Gymnasium is shocking to all of us, a horrific act that leaves all of us in the community stunned.
Our deepest condolences go out to the girl’s relatives and the school community at Löwenrot-Gymnasium.”
The day after the bloody act, there will be no classes at the Löwenrot High School on Friday - the shock is too great and the grief is too deep for everyone affected.
The high school's website is not accessible and appears to be disabled.
(pek)