Overview
- In Linz, a 34-year-old Croatian suspect was arrested minutes after a double stabbing that killed a 26-year-old Afghan and critically injured a 24-year-old; the knife was seized and the suspect is now in pretrial detention.
- Police are examining a possible xenophobic motive in the Linz case after witness reports of anti-Muslim insults, while the suspect indicated mental-health problems and had earlier told his wife he planned to kill someone.
- In Werne, a 72-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel and her 47-year-old son was discovered nearby with serious self-inflicted injuries; he is undergoing a psychological evaluation to determine custody or psychiatric placement.
- In Pforzheim, two ticket inspectors were attacked with punches and pepper spray at a bus stop; police deem an online video of the assault authentic, the assailants remain at large, and a probe for dangerous bodily harm is underway.
- Elsewhere, police in Viernheim are investigating an unconscious woman with head injuries after deploying dogs, drones and a helicopter, while separate youth cases included a 15-year-old detained over Chemnitz robberies and another who stole a Wiesbaden bus.