Gelsenkirchen · NW
Knife attack after dispute at Gelsenkirchen market stall
After an attempted theft of cherries at a market stall in Gelsenkirchen, a man allegedly tried to stab the stall operator in the legs with a knife, police said. The operator was not hit.
The suspect then fled into a nearby apartment building. Police said he forced his way into an apartment there and struck its occupant on the head with an iron bar. The man sustained a small head laceration and sought outpatient treatment. Police provisionally detained a 35-year-old suspect and opened several criminal proceedings.
Source: www.presseportal.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- Category
- Knife attacks
- Injury information
- Minor injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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