Germany Mass Stabbing Suspect Has Psychological Illness: Police
- A 39-year-old German woman committed a stabbing spree injuring 18 people at Hamburg Central Station on May 23 during rush hour.
- Police reported the suspect shows very clear signs of psychological illness and ruled out any political motive for the attack.
- The stabbing occurred just after 6 pm on platform 13/14 and the woman was subdued by two bystanders and officers without resisting arrest.
- Among the seriously injured were four individuals—a man aged 24 and three women whose ages were 24, 52, and 85—who have all since stabilized and are no longer in immediate danger.
- The suspect was ordered to psychiatric detention on May 24 for attempted murder and grievous bodily harm, highlighting ongoing security and mental health challenges in Germany.
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After the stabbing attack at Hamburger Hauptbahnhof, a judge ordered the placement of the 39-year-old suspects in a clinic. Her attempted manslaughter in crime unit is accused with dangerous bodily injury, the police reported.
Hamburg knife attack: Suspect sent to psychiatric clinic
German police do not consider the knife attack at Hamburg Central Station to be politically motivated and believe the attacker has a mental illness. The magistrate ordered to place the suspect in psychiatric clinic.
Germany mass stabbing suspect has psychological illness: police
A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack that wounded 18 people at a train station in Hamburg suffers from mental illness, police said on Saturday. The suspect, a 39-year-old woman, is accused of going on a stabbing spree on Friday at the main station in Hamburg, stunning the northern city in the middle of the evening rush hour. The woman has “very clear indications of a psychological illness”, police said in a statement, without giving …
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