Havixbeck · NW

Man arrested after knife attack in Havixbeck

According to police, a 26-year-old man and a 55-year-old man first became involved in a verbal dispute after a carnival parade in Havixbeck. At about 5:40 p.m. on 15 February, the younger man allegedly stabbed the other man in the upper body with a knife on Dirkes Allee. The 55-year-old was initially critically injured and taken to hospital; police later said that he was no longer in danger of dying. The suspect initially fled but was later arrested. A homicide investigation unit is examining the circumstances.

Source: muenster.polizei.nrw

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Knife attacks
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Life-threatening injury reported
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