Great knife attack in Aschaffenburg: two dead and several injuries!

Great knife attack in Aschaffenburg: two dead and several injuries!

Park Schöntal, Aschaffenburg, Deutschland - Bayern's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann has published details on the fatal knife attack in Aschaffenburg. The incident occurred on January 22, 2025 in the Schöntal Park, when a 28-year-old Afghan suspect was a group of educators. The teachers who had an bad feeling at the sight of the suspect changed their direction, but could not prevent the attack. The suspect followed her and attacked a two -year -old young Moroccan origin.

The boy was stung several times with a 32 cm long kitchen knife in the neck and shoulder area and died of his injuries. A Syrian girl who was sitting in the handcart was also the goal of the attack. A 59-year-old teacher tried to stop the perpetrator, but was pushed aside and pulled a fracture on the hand. A 41-year-old German who was in the park with his own child intervened, but was fatally injured; Fortunately, his son remained intact. A 72-year-old German man, who also intervened, suffered significant injuries from several knife stings.

The search and arrest of the suspect

After the cruel attack, the perpetrator fled on foot, but was arrested around twelve minutes after the first emergency call near the railway tracks. The blood -smeared murder weapon was secured near the place of arrest. Herrmann confirmed that the suspect acted as individual offenders and there were no evidence of accomplice.

The background to the perpetrator is alarming: the suspect had received psychiatric help at least three times for acts of violence and was under legal care. He has lived in Germany since November 2022 and had announced his voluntary departure about a month and a half ago. His asylum procedure had already been discontinued. The exact motifs behind the attack are unclear. Although the focus is on psychological problems, there is no evidence of a radical-Islamic motive.

reactions and contexts

Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder expressed deep horror about the "cowardly and mild deed". Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser also expressed their sympathy for the relatives of the victims. The Park Schöntal, in which the attack took place, was classified as a "dangerous place" in November. According to the police reports, this is primarily due to the high crime rate in the area, especially in connection with drug and predatory offenses.

The bloody act has once again sparked the discussion about knife power in Germany. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), knife attacks have been recorded in police crime statistics (PKS) since 2020. In 2023, 8,951 knife attacks were already registered in connection with dangerous and serious bodily harm. The number has increased continuously since 2021, which underlines the need for social policy measures to combat violence with knives. The debate about the origin of the perpetrators and their criminal behavior patterns is also intensively conducted in public, especially in the context of migration and integration.

The police ask for information from witnesses to the incident. A portal for relevant images and videos are set up to contribute to clarifying the crime.

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