Knife attack in Dresden Neustadt: 32-year-old seriously injured!

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There were serious knife attacks in Dresden's Neustadt during the night, in which several people were injured.

In der Dresdner Neustadt kam es in der Nacht zu schwerwiegenden Messerangriffen, bei denen mehrere Personen verletzt wurden.
There were serious knife attacks in Dresden's Neustadt during the night, in which several people were injured.

Knife attack in Dresden Neustadt: 32-year-old seriously injured!

On Friday night, Dresdner Neustadt, or more precisely Prießnitzstrasse, experienced a shocking incident. At 3:15 a.m. there was a brutal knife attack in which a 32-year-old man was seriously injured. The alleged perpetrator, a 34-year-old, is a German citizen and is already in custody after the crime. According to police, it was an attempted homicide that started in a residential building and eventually moved onto the street. There, the perpetrator repeatedly stabbed the victim with a knife, resulting in a disturbing scene that alerted witnesses and triggered the emergency call. The emergency services took the seriously injured man to hospital, while the police arrested the suspect at the scene.

The motive for this violent confrontation remains unclear and the criminal police have not yet released any further information. In order to secure evidence, the crime scene was measured with a 3D scanner, which is now common practice in such cases. An arrest warrant was issued against the perpetrator on Friday at 4 p.m Picture reported.

Another knife drama in the city

This violent incident had just become known when another knife attack occurred on a tram in Dresden's Neustadt on Sunday evening. Here an American came into the line of fire when he tried to protect women on the train. The main perpetrator, a 20-year-old Syrian, turned himself in to the police a few hours after the incident following a manhunt. He was caught in the Cotta district and is accused of causing grievous bodily harm for inflicting cuts on the American's face. Fortunately, his life was never in danger. This news comes at a difficult time for the city as it battles a wave of knife attacks t online reported.

The incident highlights a growing problem with violence and knife attacks in Germany. According to the latest figures from the BKA, there were a total of 8,951 knife attacks in connection with serious and dangerous bodily harm in 2023. This is an increase compared to previous years and raises questions about the background and causes of such brutal clashes. A special evaluation shows that there are also many non-German nationals among the suspects, although the BKA does not differentiate with regard to the origin or migration background of the perpetrators, which further fuels the discussion about knife violence in Germany German business news reported.

This increased level of violence in the form of knife attacks remains a cause for concern. Declining security in public areas is an issue that concerns politics and society alike. However, it remains to be seen whether the causes of these mountains of violence can be effectively addressed, while the people of Dresden hope for more security.