"According to investigators, the suspect used a 30-centimeter kitchen knife to attack a group of children in Schontal Park. A two-year-old Moroccan boy was fatally wounded, and a 41-year-old German man who tried to help was also killed. The attacker also allegedly stabbed a two-year-old Syrian girl and a 73-year-old German man, both of whom survived. A 59-year-old teacher broke her arm during the assault."
"Prosecutors have charged him with murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, threats, and multiple counts of bodily harm. The psychiatric report found a "high probability" that he acted while legally insane, unable to recognize the wrongdoing due to his mental condition. The suspect, known to police for previous assaults, property damage, and resisting officers, fled the scene but was arrested about 12 minutes after the first emergency call near railway tracks. The blood-stained knife was found nearby."
The Aschaffenburg district court is assessing whether a 28-year-old Afghan man was legally sane during the January 22, 2025 knife attack. Prosecutors cite an initial forensic-psychiatric report and seek his permanent confinement in a psychiatric hospital. Investigators say the suspect used a 30-centimeter kitchen knife in Schontal Park, killing a two-year-old Moroccan boy and a 41-year-old German man who tried to help. A two-year-old Syrian girl and a 73-year-old German man were stabbed and survived; a 59-year-old teacher broke her arm. Charges include murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, threats, and multiple counts of bodily harm. The suspect, known to police for prior offences, was arrested about 12 minutes after the first emergency call. Proceedings also cover an alleged August 2024 attack at a refugee shelter in Alzenau, with six court sessions scheduled through October 30.
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