Dramatic scene in Bremen: A woman tried to set herself and her two children on fire in a supermarket on Friday evening. Passers-by intervened before the woman could set it on fire. The police are investigating attempted murder.
As the police announced, a mentally disturbed woman poured a flammable liquid over herself and her two children in a supermarket in Bremer Neustadt. She then tried to ignite the liquid.
Drama in a supermarket in Bremen: Woman wants to set herself and her two children on fire
The 40-year-old also drank the liquid and forcefully gave it to one of her children, the police said. According to a spokeswoman, witnesses prevented the woman from lighting the liquid.
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Alerted police forces brought the situation under control. The woman and her four- and eight-year-old sons were taken to hospital after receiving initial treatment on Friday evening. The criminal police and the Bremen public prosecutor’s office are now investigating an attempted homicide. (mp)
