A 34-year-old injured four students in a seminar building with a knife. According to the police, there are indications of a mental illness of the perpetrator.
ela. A 34-year-old man attacked and injured four students at the university in Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. The alleged perpetrator was arrested, students had previously overpowered him.
The police were in action with a large contingent. She asked to avoid the college area. Around 6 p.m., the Hamm police added that the Dortmund police had now taken over the investigation.
As wdr writes, citing the police, a 34-year-old man from Hamm is said to have attacked several fellow students in a seminar building, injuring three women and one man. It is still unclear how serious the injuries are. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the man lived in a student residence. His room had been searched. Because there is evidence of a mental illness, the alleged perpetrator is to be examined by a psychiatrist on Saturday. The public prosecutor’s office has no indication of a political motive for the crime.
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