A woman was killed in a knife attack on the street in Essen, Germany. As the police in the city of North Rhine-Westphalia announced, alerted officials were able to arrest the alleged attacker at the scene of the crime on Wednesday.
According to the information, several witnesses reported via emergency calls in the morning that the man had stabbed the woman with a knife on the public road in the southeastern district of Essen. The woman was seriously injured and later died.
Perpetrators stabbed victims on the sidewalk
According to the current state of the investigation, the perpetrator was expecting his future victim at the doorstep and suddenly attacked the woman with a knife as she left the house. Another bystander was injured in a fall during the attack.
The motive for the murder is not yet clear
According to information from news.de, the detectives were able to secure the crime tool. Perpetrator and victim are related. The motive for the crime is still unclear. The police have set up a murder commission, headed by the Essen public prosecutor’s office, to investigate the background and processes of the crime.
Source: Krone
