After a knife attack in Bad Hersfeld: victim suffered life-threatening injuries

11/30/24 – Attempted homicide on Friday evening in Bad Hersfeld! In Seilerweg (near Schildepark), a 29-year-old man was critically injured with multiple knife stabs in the chest. The police confirmed this to our editorial team. The 20-year-old perpetrator was caught that evening.

Update at 1:47 a.m.: The victim of the knife attack, who comes from Bad Hersfeld, is being cared for in a hospital. His injuries are still considered life-threatening. The perpetrator is scheduled to be brought before a judge on Saturday.

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Passers-by reported a seriously injured male person in the area of ​​the Schildepark parking garage on Friday evening around 5:10 p.m. The witnesses who happened to be at the crime scene were employees of the clinic in Bad Hersfeld, who, in addition to notifying the emergency services and police, immediately provided first aid. The person had multiple stab wounds in the upper body area. A little later, the alleged 20-year-old suspect, who comes from Ludwigshafen, was arrested nearby.

According to the current state of the investigation, the 29-year-old victim and the suspect knew each other. During a physical altercation, the perpetrator stabbed the victim’s upper body several times with a knife. The murder knife was recovered. The victim, who came from Bad Hersfeld, was taken to the Hersfeld-Rotenburg Clinic with life-threatening injuries. (mmb/mis/pm) +++