31-year-old killed
Alleged Send stabber from Münster turns himself in
The police were publicly looking for 21-year-old Yevgeni A. He is an urgent suspect of stabbing a man to death at the Send fair in Münster on Saturday.
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The escape is over. The alleged stabber from Münster has turned himself in to the police. This was preceded by a public search for the 21-year-old.
The alleged murderer of a 31-year-old from the Münster Volksfest Send has turned himself in. This was announced by the public prosecutor and the police on Wednesday morning.
The 21-year-old went to the police accompanied by a lawyer, it said. He is now being questioned and is to be brought before a magistrate in the course of the day. A homicide commission continues to investigate the case, which caused horror throughout Germany.
The Münster police searched for suspected stabbers with a photo
Apparently the pressure on the suspect was too great. On Tuesday, the authorities launched a public manhunt with photos of the man known to the police for allegedly causing bodily harm. “Thanks to meticulous work, the investigators were able to identify the suspect very quickly. The public search is now used to determine the suspect’s whereabouts. Now it’s a matter of arresting him,” said senior public prosecutor Martin Botzenhardt.
As reported, Yevgeni A. is said to have stabbed a 31-year-old father at the Send fair in Münster on Saturday evening. According to previous investigations, there was a dispute before. The victim and the alleged perpetrator did not know each other beforehand. The 31-year-old died from a stab in the heart and blood loss, according to the public prosecutor after the autopsy of the body.
The folk festival was canceled after the fact. “After the fatal knife attack late on Saturday evening, respect for the victim prohibits the continuation,” said Mayor Markus Lewe (CDU).
Sources: Police and Public Prosecutor’s Office Münster (1), Police and Public Prosecutor’s Office Münster (2)DPA news agency