Knife attack in Billstedt: 33-year-old arrested! Shock in Hamburg!

Knife attack in Billstedt: 33-year-old arrested! Shock in Hamburg!

Hamburg-Billstedt, Deutschland - In Hamburg-Billstedt, a 33-year-old man, Firas A., was arrested, who is suspected of having committed a knife attack on a 30-year-old wheelchair user and a 60-year-old man on April 12. The police arrested the suspect in his apartment near the crime scene after a search was published with his photo and led clues from the population. In addition, an arrest warrant was issued on Friday.

The incident occurred after Firas A. had attached other passengers during a bus ride, which led to an argument. The bus driver instructed him to leave the bus and when he did this, the situation escalated. In front of the bus, the man stabbed the wheelchair user and 60-year-old man with a knife before he fled. The wheelchair user suffered minor injuries and was released after outpatient treatment, while the 60-year-old had to be inpatient.

criminal record and endangerment of public security

Firas A. is already known to the police and has an extensive criminal register that comprises a large number of crimes, including threats, forgery of documents and multiple driving without a driver's license. He came to Germany as a refugee from Syria in 2015 and has had an indefinite residence permit since 2021. Despite his criminal records, he has not yet been deported, since according to the Hamburg Senate, deportation is only possible if the national security ends up, which has not been available so far, such as german.news-pravda.com reported.

Firas A. was run as an intensive offender and the Federal Office for Migration is informed about its delinquency. The circumstances of his escape and the repeated legal problems are the focus of the investigation, which now get started again due to the recent incidents.