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Bloody family dispute in Ulm: Two young men seriously injured!
There was a serious knife attack in Ulm, two young men were injured; Perpetrator arrested, family dispute as motive.
Bloody family dispute in Ulm: Two young men seriously injured!
A bloody knife attack was carried out in Ulm city center on Saturday evening, seriously injuring two young men. The incident occurred in front of a restaurant and is believed to be a family dispute. As the PNP Reportedly, a 52-year-old man with Turkish nationality suddenly pulled out a knife and seriously injured the two victims, who are 29 and 22 years old.
The attack was so surprising that the two young men were unable to react in time. Restaurant employees who observed the scene quickly intervened and prevented further attacks like this Augsburger Allgemeine reported. After the injured people fled towards Hirschstrasse and Wengengasse, one of them collapsed and had to receive emergency medical care. The rescue service was on duty with three emergency doctors and several ambulances, as both seriously injured people needed urgent surgery.
Arrest and investigation
The perpetrator was arrested without resistance shortly after the attack, not far from the crime scene. The police were on site with an extensive presence, supported by special forces from Neu-Ulm and the riot police. Despite the dramatic situation, residents and visitors to the pedestrian zone did not have to fear any further danger. As the media reports explain, traces of blood were removed by the fire department and the criminal police, together with the permanent criminal investigation service, secured traces and interviewed witnesses.
The suspect is brought before a judge by the Ulm public prosecutor's office on charges of attempted homicide. There is currently no further information about the exact background of the family dispute and the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim.Unfortunately, incidents of knife attacks in Germany are not rare. Company statistics Statista show that the number of reported incidents increased sharply between 2022 and 2024.
The Ulm knife attack has once again drawn attention to the explosive issue of violence among young people and in family contexts. If the police's investigations remain open and the injured are on the mend, it is to be hoped that such incidents can be avoided in the future.