Almost three months after the knife attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg, Baden-Württemberg, charges were brought against the alleged perpetrator. The 27-year-old is accused of murder and attempted murder with dangerous bodily harm, as the Ulm public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
The refugee from Eritrea is said to have insidiously attacked a 14-year-old and her 13-year-old friend on the way to school on December 5 with a knife. The 14-year-old died from her injuries and her friend was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The man is said to have been on his way to the district office of the Alb-Donau district that morning to use the knife to force an identity document to be issued. According to the public prosecutor’s office, he met the two girls by chance. The crime made headlines nationwide.