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- On Sunday, a 29-year-old German attacked a Jewish student in front of a synagogue in Hamburg with a folding shovel, seriously wounding him. The alleged perpetrator was arrested.
- Investigators judge the attack as an assassination attempt, presumably out of hatred for Jews.
- The suspect is admitted to a psychiatric facility.
After the attack on a Jewish student in front of a synagogue in Hamburg, the 29-year-old suspect is admitted to a psychiatric facility. The prosecutor announced that an investigating judge had issued the corresponding placement order.
The German of Kazakh origin is charged with attempted murder and dangerous bodily injury. Due to the importance of the case and a possible extremist background, the Prosecutor’s Office has taken up the investigation. State security agents are also on duty.
It can be assumed that the suspect committed the act of mental illness in a state of considerable limitation or without any fault, the spokeswoman said.
Until now unknown to the police
The man hit a 26-year-old Jewish student with a folding shovel Sunday, seriously injuring him. According to the police, the student suffered no life-threatening injuries. According to the “Hamburger Abendblatt”, he is being treated in an intensive care unit.
According to the police, the alleged perpetrator was reported to an address in Berlin. However, a check showed that he has not lived there since 2019. “Further investigations led to an apartment in Hamburg, in which the defendants remained unannounced,” he said.
The apartment was searched on Monday night. “Data carriers have been secured in the apartment, the evaluation of which is ongoing.”
After the attack in front of a synagogue in Hamburg, flowers, candles and a call for an open society appeared.
Keystone
The man has yet to report to the police. After his arrest, investigators found a piece of paper with a handwritten swastika in his pocket. “Investigations into the origin of the military uniform worn by the defendants are also ongoing,” he said.
