Shopping Centre Knife Attack: Man in Court | [Location – if known]

The defendant is accused of stabbing the victim eleven times with a knife in the food court of the Phoenix Center. Numerous witnesses – including families with children – had to witness the crime.

Men are said to have argued

The motive should be clarified in the main hearing; the public prosecutor’s office assumes a private reason. The two men are said to have argued before the knife attack. They had been friends since 2015.

There are said to have been arguments between them beforehand, and a “violent protection order” was even imposed against the defendant the day before – meaning he should not have been near the victim.

Manslaughter charge – five years in prison

At this point in time there is no sufficient evidence of murder, which is why the defendant is charged with manslaughter. He faces at least five years in prison.

25-year-old announced statement

13 days of trial are scheduled. The defendant will make a written statement next Monday. A verdict is expected at the end of March.

A dispute has apparently escalated in the Phoenix Center in Hamburg-Harburg. A judge has issued an arrest warrant against the alleged perpetrator.

The Phoenix district in Hamburg-Harburg has often been in the headlines in recent weeks. Now the police want to increase their presence there.