Bloody knife attack: 66-year-old in Berlin supermarket seriously injured!

Bloody knife attack: 66-year-old in Berlin supermarket seriously injured!

A shocking incident occurred in a supermarket in Berlin-Lichtenberg last Saturday evening. A 40-year-old customer bought a knife and scissors to attack a 66-year-old man with the knife shortly afterwards. The victim was seriously injured and had to be taken to a hospital where it was operated on, as GA online

The background to the fact is so far unclear. It is not yet clear whether the attacker and the victim knew or whether it was an sudden attack. The perpetrator was able to flee after the incident, but was arrested by police officers a little later. According to a police spokesman, the condition of the 66-year-old could not yet be commented on.

mental illness as a possible background

This knife attack is reminiscent of a similar incident that took place on New Year's Eve in Berlin-Charlottenburg. At that time, a homeless Syrian also bought a knife and suddenly stabbed two men. The injured, a 69-year-old and a 19-year-old, also had to be medical care. The police found a mental illness as a possible background of the act for the attacker, which is not excluded in the current incident. rbb24 reports about the psychological aspects Cases come up again and again.

The public prosecutor has already launched a procedure against the 40-year-old, who is to be brought before a judge today. The police replied to the events in Berlin with an increased deployment, especially since a knife attack took place in Munich on the same Saturday. Several people were injured there on Theresienwiese, and the 30-year-old attacker died later after she was shot by the police.

These events also skill lightly on increasing violence in society and the difficulties associated with the perception and treatment of mental illnesses. The authorities also face the challenge of offering the victims protection and informing the public.