Düsseldorf · NW
Knife attack after dispute in Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich
A 36-year-old man was seriously injured in a knife attack in Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich on Friday, 16 October 2026; police said his life was not in danger. At around 2:43 p.m., he had been arguing with a 46-year-old acquaintance in a car park on Kieshecker Weg. Following the initially verbal dispute, the 46-year-old allegedly attacked him with a knife and fled by car. Emergency crews took the injured man to hospital. Police stopped the suspect in his getaway vehicle and arrested him; a judge ordered him held in pre-trial custody. Prosecutors and a homicide squad are investigating a suspected attempted homicide.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
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- Knife attacks
- Injury information
- Serious injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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