Federal police warn
Manipulated sockets on trains cause electric shocks
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Sockets on trains have again been tampered with. A woman was recently electrocuted. The Federal Police advises caution.
Another case on a train in Bavaria
Also on a train in Bavaria, a policewoman discovered an apparently manipulated socket on Friday. She was traveling from Augsburg to Munich as a passenger and immediately informed the train staff about the danger, according to the federal police. A train attendant then warned the passengers against using sockets via an announcement. Upon arrival in Munich, police officers examined the socket and confirmed the suspicion of manipulation. This case is also being investigated for attempted bodily harm.
Incidents are piling up nationwide
There were incidents of this kind on trains operated by various railway companies across Germany last week, in which sockets on trains were manipulated and several passengers were injured. In August, for example, a woman received an electric shock at a socket with metal wires sticking out of it during a train journey from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe. Several sockets had been manipulated here. And the federal police in Bremen and Hamburg also reported incidents in which passengers had suffered electric shocks on trains.
The federal police therefore asks passengers to inspect the sockets before using them and to inform the railway staff if they notice anything suspicious.