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Chronological overview of published knife attacks, knife threats, and cases of robbery or extortion involving a knife in Germany.
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A 43-year-old man is alleged to have strangled and seriously injured his wife with a knife at their shared home in Essen-Dellwig. He was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
A man allegedly threatened a supermarket employee in Recklinghausen with a knife after she confronted him about suspected shoplifting. He was arrested the following day and is in pre-trial detention.
Two unknown men allegedly threatened a man with a knife, assaulted him and robbed him in a park in Wilhelmshaven. The victim received outpatient hospital treatment.
A man allegedly threatened an employee of a jewellery shop in Dresden with a knife and demanded money. He fled without any proceeds but was later arrested.
During a dispute over a balcony in Illertissen, a 57-year-old man threatened its owners and damaged a tarpaulin with a knife.
Three men sustained stab and cut injuries during a confrontation between two groups in a supermarket car park in Nordenham.
A 39-year-old man allegedly injured a 37-year-old man's arm with a utility knife on the U8 platform at Kottbusser Tor.
A 36-year-old man was attacked and injured by knife stabbings after shopping at a kiosk in Berlin-Britz. The attackers allegedly stole cash and an identity document.
A 42-year-old man suffered a superficial cut during a dispute in his Chemnitz flat. The suspected attacker fled, while police secured the knife.
An employee was lightly injured with a knife during a robbery at a Weißenfels shopping market. Three suspects were provisionally detained after fleeing by car.
A 60-year-old woman died after suffering stab wounds in a green space in Hamburg-Poppenbüttel. A 22-year-old woman has been remanded in custody on urgent suspicion of murder.
Following an argument outside a bar in Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, a man allegedly threatened a 24-year-old with a utility knife. He is also suspected of driving while intoxicated afterwards.
A man threatened two police officers with two knives in a stairwell in Waren. Officers later restrained him and nobody was injured.
A man allegedly attacked federal police officers in a car park at Rostock's Südstadt hospital and tried to injure them with a long metal shoehorn.
A shop employee was injured with a knife during an altercation at a Leipzig store. The suspected attacker has been remanded in custody.
A teenager was injured in the hand with a knife during an attempted aggravated robbery in Halle (Saale), police said.
A man allegedly took cash from a bakery till in Euskirchen while carrying a knife. He then fled on foot.
A masked man allegedly threatened a petrol station employee in Ludwigsburg with a knife and demanded cash. He fled without any money.
During an argument at an accommodation facility in Illertissen, a man was attacked with a household knife and injured on his forearm.
A pocketknife is alleged to have been used during a dispute in a supermarket car park in Wernau. A witness was lightly injured.
