Messer attack in Neukölln: police officer injured life-threatening!

Messer attack in Neukölln: police officer injured life-threatening!

Neukölln, Deutschland - in Neukölln, Berlin, there was a brutal argument in front of a police station. A policeman was seriously injured after being attacked by a 28-year-old suspect with a knife. The incident occurred when the suspect who wanted to file a complaint was asked by a police officer on duty. He then left the guard, but returned and damaged a police vehicle with his knife. During the control by a 31-year-old police officer, the situation escalated into a physical argument, in the course of which the official was seriously injured on the neck and had to be operated on.

The investigation is currently underway, whereby the authorities intensively evaluate evidence, including a surveillance video. In addition, witnesses were asked about the events. Despite the seriousness of the police officer, the suspect was released after a few hours. According to the public prosecutor, there is no urgent suspicion of a targeted homicide, which makes the legal situation more complicated for the suspect. Tagesspiegel reports that the circumstances still have to be fully clarified.

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The incident in the police station is not the only incident that recently draws attention to the security situation in Neukölln. On Tuesday, the police reported another incident in which a criminal police officer was injured during an investigation into an attempted slump in a supermarket. The branch manager had previously noticed a missing ceiling plate and immediately alerted the police. Between Saturday evening and Monday morning, strangers tried to break into the branch in Sonnenallee.

During the investigation on site, a criminal officer slipped and fell through the ceiling cladding. Although he was partially intercepted, he pulled a shoulder injury. A colleague provided him with first aid while waiting for the fire brigade. Due to the close conditions, the use of a turntable ladder was necessary to rescue the injured police officer, who was then taken to a hospital for outpatient treatment (https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/kriminalpolizist-shin-sich-ge-in-neukoellner-Supermarkt-li.2293463).

The two incidents shed light on the challenges with which the police are faced with in Neukölln. The investigation and the security situation continue to be observed closely, since the willingness to violence in urban areas remains problematic and the authorities are constantly required to ensure the security of the citizens.