Woman seriously injured with pointed object in Leipzig
During an altercation in Leipzig, a 30-year-old man is alleged to have seriously injured a 31-year-old woman with a pointed object. A detention warrant was executed against him.
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Knife attacks in Germany on the map
The map of Germany locates published knife attacks, knife threats, and robbery or extortion cases involving a knife. Each point represents one documented case; locations remain limited to an approximate area to protect the people affected.
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Man injured with pointed object in Dietzenbach
A 51-year-old woman is alleged to have attacked a 60-year-old man with pepper spray and a pointed object during a dispute in Dietzenbach. The man was taken to hospital for treatment.
- Knife attack
Teenager stabs another teenager after dispute in Hettstedt
After a dispute during a football game in Hettstedt, a teenager is alleged to have stabbed another teenager.
- Knife attack
63-year-old dies after stab and cut injuries in Erlangen
A 63-year-old man died from stab and cut injuries following an altercation in Erlangen-Bruck. A detention order on suspicion of manslaughter was issued against a 66-year-old suspect.
- Knife threat
Man threatens accommodation staff with knife in Munich
A 35-year-old man is alleged to have threatened two staff members with a knife at accommodation in Munich. Police arrested him, and his psychiatric placement was subsequently ordered.
- Knife threat
Man threatens people with knives in Cottbus
A 35-year-old man allegedly threatened people in Cottbus while waving knives. Police used a conducted energy device and took him into custody; no one was injured.
- Knife attack
Minor injured with knife in Duisburg
A minor was seriously injured with stab wounds in Duisburg-Beeck. Prosecutors are treating the case as attempted homicide.
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One dead and one seriously injured after dispute in Castrop-Rauxel
A dispute between two brothers in Castrop-Rauxel left one man dead and another seriously injured. The surviving brother later described a preceding attack with a kitchen knife.
- Robbery/extortion
Man allegedly demanded money with knife in Murnau restaurant
A man is alleged to have used a knife to demand money from a guest in a Murnau restaurant, leaving the guest slightly injured. A detention order was issued against him.
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Man fatally injured after altercation in Pulheim
A 28-year-old man died after an altercation in Pulheim's municipal park. Another man sustained serious stab wounds, and two suspects were detained.
- Knife threat
Man threatened with knife at Heimeranplatz
A man is alleged to have threatened a 35-year-old man with a knife at Heimeranplatz S-Bahn station. A suspect was found at the scene, and the knife was recovered later.
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Woman injured in knife stabbing at Duisburg park
A 24-year-old woman was injured in a knife stabbing at Immanuel-Kant Park in Duisburg. Police later stopped a minor and seized a knife.
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Two men injured after altercation in Rostock
Two men were injured during an altercation outside a snack bar in Rostock. A minor suspect is alleged to have stabbed one man in the forearm with a pocketknife.
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Man injured with knife in Bottrop
A 40-year-old suspect is alleged to have injured a 48-year-old man with a knife in an apartment building in Bottrop. Pre-trial detention was ordered for the detained suspect.
- Knife attack
Two men remanded after attack with pointed object in Wuppertal
Two men allegedly attacked a 33-year-old man in Wuppertal. One is alleged to have thrust a pointed object towards the victim; both have been remanded in custody.
- Knife threat
Youths threaten man with knife on path near Oberursel
Several youths allegedly threatened a 23-year-old man with a knife on a path near Oberursel. The man fled and the youths escaped unidentified.
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Man allegedly injured with knife in Ulm
A 22-year-old man was seriously injured following a dispute in an underpass in Ulm. Police believe one of several attackers allegedly used a knife.
- Knife attack
Man remanded in custody after knife attack in Nuremberg apartment
A 27-year-old man was injured in the shoulder with a knife during a dispute in an apartment in northern Nuremberg. A 33-year-old suspect was remanded in custody on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife threat
Couple threatened with knife in Bremen
A group of young men attacked a couple in central Bremen with pepper spray and threatened them with a knife. Both sustained minor injuries, and two suspects were taken into custody.
- Knife attack
Detention order after dispute involving kitchen knife in Lahr
In Lahr, a 41-year-old man is alleged to have strangled an acquaintance and tried to strike her with the blunt side of a kitchen knife. A detention order was executed against him.