Knife attack on police officers: suspect again at large!
Knife attack on police officers: suspect again at large!
Neukölln, Berlin, Deutschland - in Berlin there was a tragic incident in which a police officer was seriously injured before police section 55 in Rollbergkiez in Neukölln. A 28-year-old man stabbed on Friday, May 16, 2025, around 9:50 p.m., with a knife in the civil servant. Previously, the attacker had tried to file a complaint, but had gone out of the area because he had been announced for a long time. During the control of the 12th hundred forces, the officials had appealed to the man, who then damaged a police vehicle parked in front of the section. The perpetrator then suddenly pulled the knife and added life -threatening injuries to the police. The seriously injured official had to be operated on, but is no longer in mortal danger, as the Berlin General Prosecutor's Office announced.
After the knife attack, the suspect was initially arrested, but the contradictions in the statements meant that the Attorney General was not able to determine any reliable knowledge for a targeted use of knife. Therefore, the 28-year-old is at large again. A legal assessment of the crime is still pending; So far there is no urgent suspicion of a targeted homicide, according to the investigators.
statistical background to violence against police officers
Resistance and attacks made 84.5 % of the acts of violence against police forces, which resulted in 39,046 cases. It should be emphasized that the proportion of German suspect from 69.9 % fell to 66.4 % in 2022, while the proportion of non -German suspect increase. 83.6 % of the suspects were male and 73.0 % over 25 years old. A safe pattern of violence against civil servants, which shows the urgent need for suitable protective measures and legal framework conditions.
The murder commission has taken over the investigation in the above case and will continue to examine the circumstances. The awareness of the security situation of police forces is growing, not least due to the alarming statistics and reports on acts of violence. The incident underlines the increasing threat, which is exposed to police officers every day.
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