NAfter the knife attack on the ICE train, the judge ordered the alleged perpetrator to be placed in a psychiatric clinic. Chief Public Prosecutor Gerhard Neuhof said that an expert examined the 27-year-old man and concluded that he “currently suffers from paranoid schizophrenia” and paranoia. , “The suspect was innocent at the time of the crime.” From the Nuremberg Prosecutor’s Office. Sunday. The placement order was issued at the request of the prosecutor. The defendant will be placed in the Regensburg Regional Hospital.
The 27-year-old told the appraiser that he felt he was being followed by the police: they sent someone to drive him crazy. He felt threatened by a 26-year-old passenger on the train and “said that this person wanted to kill him”. Then he stabbed him on the head hard. Chief Prosecutor Neuhof said that according to his own statement, he subsequently committed other acts “like a dream”. “So he did not deny these actions.” Will be investigated for attempted murder.
Police vice president Thomas Schönig said: “So far, there are signs that the suspect has a psychological disorder. However, this will have to be checked during further expert proceedings.” Detective Director Sabinagel said, no Evidence indicates that the suspect is being treated in an outpatient clinic or hospital. So far, investigators believe that he is a lone perpetrator. There is no evidence of accomplices or accomplices, and no evidence of terrorist background.
As Thomas Schönig described at a police press conference in Newmarket on Sunday, the man suddenly stabbed others in cars 5 and 4 of the ICE 928 from Passau to Hamburg on Saturday morning. Travelers. In addition to the 26-year-old who suffered serious head injuries, there were also two 60-year-old men who received cuts. Sinker said four men were injured and one woman was in shock. According to the police, the two victims are still receiving treatment in the hospital.
The suspect is a 27-year-old man who had lived in Syria and came to Germany in 2014. It is said that he was recently unemployed. The police arrested him without resistance and put a “blood-stained jackknife” in his pocket.
When searching the home of the alleged assailant, nothing was immediately found suspicious. It is said that the suspect did not provide any information about his motives after his arrest. The evaluation of his mobile phone data is still in progress. Those arrested who were identified as refugees in Germany ended up living in Passau.
The police chief of the Upper Palatinate Presidium, Norbert Zink, expressed hope for the recovery of the victims, including physical stress. “Thank you very much to the passengers on the train who tried to stop the suspect from taking further action, and the people who immediately provided first aid. You have all shown a high degree of moral courage,” Sinker said.
