Kamen · NW
Suspect held in pre-trial detention after knife attack at Kamen accommodation facility
A 34-year-old man is in pre-trial detention following a knife attack on his 60-year-old roommate in Kamen. According to the investigation so far, he stabbed the man in the head without warning at around 11:05 p.m. on Friday, 16 October 2026. The attack took place at accommodation for homeless people on Mausegatt street. The 60-year-old was seriously injured and received inpatient hospital treatment, but his life was not in danger. The suspect initially fled and was arrested near the scene later that night. A judge issued a detention order on Sunday. A homicide investigation team is examining the case as an attempted killing and investigating its circumstances.
Source: polizei.nrw
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- LocationView on map
- Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Category
- Knife attacks
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- Serious injury reported
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- 1
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