Violence in Berlin: Son hurt mother with hatchet - shock in Wedding!

Violence in Berlin: Son hurt mother with hatchet - shock in Wedding!

in Berlin-Wedding there was a terrifying incident on Christmas Eve when a 69-year-old was attacked by her own son with a hatchet. The Berlin police reported that the police and rescue workers were alerted on December 26 after the woman herself chose the emergency call. The special forces of the State Criminal Police Office used at the crime scene were able to track down and arrest the 41-year-old suspect in the apartment. Both the perpetrator and four police officers were injured. The 69-year-old had to be treated intensive medicine while her son was handed over to a specialist commissioner after outpatient treatment. The exact background of the act of violence is still unclear, and the police have investigated, with the suspect being brought to the psychiatric department of a hospital, such as reported.

Violence against emergency services in Berlin remains a worrying topic, as the current statistics show. By August 2024 there were an average of two attacks on paramedics and nursing staff, with a total of 513 registered attacks. Participants in nursing, which have the highest number with 315 attacks, are particularly affected. SPD MP Jan Lehmann called for a nationwide prevention strategy to ensure the protection of the emergency services. The Berlin police have recorded an increase of 40 percent in the past five years at the missions in front of clinics, which indicates an alarming increase in attacks on hospital staff. Police President Barbara Slovik emphasized that acts of violence in clinics are not an isolated case and occur all year round, as in a report by rbb24 was.