Knife attack on the way to school in Baden-Württemberg: Two girls were attacked on the way to school. The 14-year-old died in hospital.
Update from December 5, 6:45 p.m: The perpetrator is said to be a 27-year-old man. According to the police and the public prosecutor’s office, the attacker came from a neighboring accommodation for asylum seekers on Monday morning and fled there again after the crime.
“When the police searched it with special forces, they found three residents there, all asylum seekers from Eritrea,” it said. The police found a knife on the 27-year-old that could have been used as a murder weapon. “The suspect is currently under police guard in a hospital.” The officers would have taken the other two men to the office.
In the statement, the police asked “not to have any general suspicion against strangers, those seeking protection or asylum seekers or to encourage or support such suspicions”.
Attack on two girls on the way to school: The perpetrator probably attacked with a knife
December 5 update at 6:12 p.m: According to the investigators’ initial findings, the two girls in Illerkirchberg near Ulm were probably attacked with a knife. “After the attack, the 14-year-old had to be revived at the scene before she was taken to the clinic, where she died despite all medical efforts,” police and prosecutors said on Monday evening. A 13-year-old was seriously injured.
Update from December 5, 4:01 p.m: According to information from SWR the house to which the alleged perpetrator fled is said to be accommodation for refugees. The police have not confirmed this information. There are still no further details about the attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg (Baden-Württemberg, near Ulm) on Monday morning. A press release is expected in the afternoon.
Attack on two girls on the way to school – eyewitness reports to SWR about attack “without reason”
December 5 update at 3:26 p.m: An eyewitness told SWR about what happened in Illerkirchberg in the morning that he heard noises near a traffic light: “The girl was lying on the ground bleeding, with a huge stab wound in her stomach. A second had injuries below the chest, a stab wound. She was completely devastated.”
The second girl reported to him that a man had come out of a house and had hit the classmate for no reason. Then the man is said to have stabbed her in the stomach and fled back into the house. The police did not confirm the statements made by the witnesses.
Illerkirchberg: 14-year-old girl succumbs to her injuries
December 5 update at 2:42 p.m: The 14-year-old girl who was attacked with a knife on the way to school in Illerkirchberg has succumbed to her injuries. A spokesman for the police headquarters in Ulm confirmed this Merkur.de. More detailed information has not yet been announced, “the investigations are in full swing”.
After an attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg – no impact on the neighboring elementary school
December 5 update at 1:14 p.m: After the attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau-Kreis), a lot is still unclear at first. According to current knowledge, the two girls, aged 13 and 14, were attacked and injured by a man on their way to school at around 7.30 a.m. They were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
According to the police, the attack on two girls in Illerkirchberg (Alb-Donau-Kreis) had no effect on a neighboring elementary school. “Contrary to rumours, there was no amok alarm in a school,” said a police spokesman on Monday when asked. The two injured were also not of primary school age. The students were apparently on their way to the bus in a neighboring community.
The alleged perpetrator is said to have fled to a neighboring apartment building. The police met three people there, including the alleged perpetrator. Further details about the attack, the motive and the injured were initially unclear.
Knife attack: Two girls seriously injured on the way to school
First report from December 5, 2022
Oberkirchberg – Two girls were attacked by a man on Monday morning on their way to school in Illerkirchberg (Baden-Württemberg). The police are on site with a large contingent. This is reported by the SWR. The two girls were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Knife attack on the street: Two girls seriously injured on the way to school
The alleged perpetrator is said to have fled to a house. According to the SWR report, the police arrested three people, including the suspect. A special task force surrounded the building. At the same time roadblocks took place. Drones were also used to get an overview.
Knife attack on the way to school: Two girls seriously injured
The police initially gave no information about the exact state of health of the two injured girls. The two injured were not of primary school age, said a police spokesman on Monday when asked by the dpa news agency. The police are also initially silent on the identity of the suspect. Forensics are still on site.
“Right now we are all in shock. We’re just waiting to see what the further investigations by the police reveal,” said Markus Häußler, Mayor of the municipality of Oberkirchberg, to the radio station Donau3FM. Emergency pastors are therefore on duty and take care of the relatives and students together with the community. (ml)