After the attack of a man on at least five people in Bielefeld, a suspect was arrested in Heiligenhaus near Düsseldorf. The arrested is the “security of bordering probability” the main suspect, as a police spokesman announced when asked about the DPA.
Previously, there had been a SEK mission in connection with the crime on Monday evening in Heiligenhaus. In addition, the investigators had moved out for a further deployment in neighboring Velbert, which is also connected to the attack by Sunday.
A man had injured five people with a pointed object early Sunday morning, four of them seriously. The victims had stood in front of a bar on the northwestern edge of the Bielefeld city center in which they celebrated-they should come from the Bielefeld football scene. They defended themselves with blows and injured the attacker who fled. The crime scene is located below a high road near Bielefeld Central Station.
According to world information, the injured are a 22-year-old from the Gütersloh district, a 26-year-old from Bielefeld, a 26-year-old from Gütersloh, a 24-year-old from Bielefeld and a 27-year-old from Bielefeld. According to the police, all injuries are now out of danger.
When searching for traces at the crime scene, the officials secured several knives. When asked whether the man had attacked a knife, the police spokeswoman said on Monday morning: “What was the tool it was is part of the investigation.”
The officials also found a bag with personnel documents left behind by the alleged perpetrator and a bottle with an unknown liquid, which has been petrol. According to the police, a 35-year-old Syrian from Harsewinkel is suspected, which has so far not appeared police.
Suspect has temporary protection status
North Rhine-Westphalia‘s Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) had said on Monday: “We know what happened on site and we know who he is, but not more.
According to the Interior Minister, the Syrian had entered Europe via Turkey. In December 2023, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees issued a temporary protection status after the man in Germany applied for asylum.
