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Knife attack in Rummelsburg: 54-year-old seriously injured!
A 54-year-old man was injured with a knife in a robbery in Rummelsburg. Perpetrators fled. Investigations are ongoing.
Knife attack in Rummelsburg: 54-year-old seriously injured!
On the evening of October 24, 2023, a dangerous attack occurred in Rummelsburg, in which a 54-year-old man suffered serious injuries from a knife attack. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Wönnichstrasse, at the corner of Münsterlandplatz. Three unknown perpetrators approached the victim and demanded money. In an aggressive act, one of the attackers threatened the man with a knife and stabbed him in the direction of his neck.
The 54-year-old was able to partially fend off the attack with one hand, but still suffered a deep cut. Emergency services were immediately alerted and took the injured man to a nearby hospital. After the crime, the perpetrators fled in an unknown direction, which further complicates the investigation by Police Department 3 (East). These have now been taken over by a specialist commissioner in order to comprehensively clarify the background to the attack. berlin.de reports that this was a targeted robbery, which was not the only incident of this kind in the region in recent months.
Crime development in Berlin
The current situation in Rummelsburg is part of a larger picture of crime in Berlin, which is regularly evaluated by the police crime statistics (PKS). The PKS offers comprehensive data on the types and numbers of crimes recorded, crime scenes and times of crime. The number of unreported cases is also taken into account, which varies depending on the willingness of the population to report the crime and the intensity of the police's control. berlin.de emphasizes that not all crimes committed are known to the police, which limits the significance of the statistics.
Because the attack was a knife attack, it is particularly concerning. Politically motivated crime and other violent crimes are recorded separately in order to analyze the security situation in the capital and develop targeted measures to combat crime. The development of such violent crimes must be carefully monitored in order to be able to respond adequately to any abnormalities.
Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward to identify the perpetrators and prevent further attacks. bild.de reports that the investigators need sufficient information to catch the perpetrators. Security and crime prevention are a top priority so that such incidents can be avoided in the future.