Police don’t see “any motive aside from terrorism” at the moment, mentioned prosecutor Markus Kaspers, who’s investigating the knife assault on the Sollingen Competition, wherein three individuals died and eight others had been injured.
Throughout a press convention on the case, police director Torsten Fleiss additionally confirmed the knowledge that the attacker was particularly focusing on the necks of his victims, which nonetheless had initially been denied. Mr. Fleiss additionally clarified that to this point there is no such thing as a picture of the perpetrator, which could possibly be used within the investigation to determine him, however “many parts are being investigated and a variety of materials is being acquired on a regular basis.”
Responding to questions on a second arrest of a attainable suspect, the police spokesman declined to disclaim or affirm and requested for the general public's understanding, “till we put collectively an image that’s as near the information as attainable.” He additionally famous that there are totally different and conflicting testimonies concerning the look of the attacker and the police are making an effort to give you a dependable and as particular description as attainable.
Referring to the victims and the injured, Mr. Fleiss mentioned that the useless are a 67-year-old man, a 56-year-old man and a 56-year-old lady, whereas 4 are combating for his or her lives and that the perpetrator will face prices of at the very least three murders and lots of makes an attempt. Within the early hours, a 15-year-old boy was arrested, who finally turned out to not be the perpetrator of the assault, however there was info that earlier than the assault he was speaking to somebody who described the plans of the assault to him.
“Multiple knife” has to this point been discovered on the scene of the crime, which is being examined by the related police companies, which even have visible materials from the assault.
Requested whether or not he would advocate Solingen's residents keep at house till the suspect has been caught, Wuppertal police chief Markus Rehrl careworn that “everybody ought to determine for themselves whether or not to go to a soccer match or if he’ll use the native technique of transport”.
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