Knife attack on Mayor in Germany: Daughter under suspicion

The 57-year-old lawyer named the 17-year-old as the attacker, the investigators said in Hagen. Chief Prosecutor Bernd Haldorn stated that he would still not apply for an arrest warrant against the young people. There was no reasons for detention.

“I legal assault legally,” he said. Against a homicide as a fact that the daughter himself chose the emergency call. According to current knowledge, the condition of the injured is better than initially assumed. She is out of danger. According to the investigators, the motive situation is unclear. There have been family disputes, said Jens Rautenberg, head of the homicide commission.

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Role of the boy still unclear

Both adoptive children of the local politician lived with her in the house in Herdecke, said Rautenberg. The 15 -year -old boy and the 17 -year -old daughter were already known to the police, said police director Ursula Schönberg. Both the daughter and the son have not yet been heard. To what extent the guy witnessed the crime or has provided aid must still be determined, explained Haldorn chief prosecutor.

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