Dessau-Roßlau · ST
Two visitors threatened with knife at Christmas market in Dessau-Roßlau
At the “Advent in den Höfen” event in Dessau's Mosigkau district, an 18-year-old is alleged to have threatened two visitors with a one-handed knife on 6 December. Police said the man had previously behaved aggressively and was supposed to leave the event. During the subsequent dispute, he allegedly threatened the visitors, and people present secured the knife. A physical altercation later occurred between the suspect and several visitors. After establishing his identity, police took him home and issued an exclusion order for the venue.
Source: presse.sachsen-anhalt.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Not stated
- Confirmed injured persons
- Not separately confirmed
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