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A 22-year-old youth beats to death a woman (46) in San Galo; he probably chose his victim by chance
New findings on violent crime in St. Gallen: The alleged perpetrator likely selected his victim by chance. According to a notification from the cantonal police, there are also indications that he had psychological problems.
The 22-year-old broke into a residential building on Speicherstrasse on Wednesday afternoon, where he gained access to an apartment. There he beat a 46-year-old woman “extremely brutally” with a blunt-edged object.
When the police arrived, they asked the man several times to stop, but to no avail. The man did not react and continued to hit the woman “hard”. Two policemen fired several shots at the alleged perpetrator.
He died on the scene. The 46-year-old woman was taken to St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital with severe head injuries, where she died of a severe traumatic brain injury.
The circumstances of the act, as well as the motive of the perpetrator, are the subject of further investigations. After the incident, several ambulances with an ambulance, as well as several patrol cars from the city and canton police were at the scene. The Speicherstrasse, as well as the railway line between St. Gallen and Speicher, remained interrupted to traffic for hours. (mlu / sda)
