The police officer, who was critically injured final Friday within the knife assault of 25-year-old Afghan Sulaiman A. in Mannheim, lastly surrendered. As introduced by the Ministry of the Inside and the Karlsruhe public prosecutor’s workplace, 29-year-old Reuven L. died a short while in the past within the Mannheim hospital, the place he was hospitalized in a synthetic coma, after surgical procedure.
Sulaiman A. had managed to hit the policeman who tried to immobilize him a number of instances, injuring him within the again and neck. The assailant had beforehand injured the politician and well-known critic of Islam Michael Sturchenberger within the face, throughout an occasion of the “Pax Europa” Motion within the central sq. of Mannheim. The politician underwent surgical procedure and is recovering usually. The younger Afghan, who has been dwelling in Germany since 2014 and was not identified to the authorities till now, was solely stopped when one of many remaining policemen shot him and wounded him within the leg. He’s additionally hospitalized, whereas an arrest warrant has already been issued towards him for the assaults.
Baden-Württemberg Prime Minister Winfried Kretzmann mentioned he was shocked by the event: “Our ideas are along with his household and colleagues. The ache of such a heavy loss to the well-seated is tough to measure. This act makes it abundantly clear to all of us the incalculable risks to which law enforcement officials are uncovered day-after-day,” mentioned Mr. Kretschmann and expressed his respect for the police personnel in Baden-Württemberg. “Your service to our state, to our group, to our free democratic order, is invaluable. As a society, we’re obliged to point out you the very best diploma of respect, appreciation and gratitude,” he added.
Earlier at the moment, earlier than the information of the policeman’s demise was even identified, round 800 residents had gathered within the sq. the place the incident occurred on Friday and, forming a human chain, condemned the violence and hatred.
The motive of the attacker stays unclear, as he isn’t but able to offer a press release to the police. Nonetheless, because it grew to become identified from the native authorities, he had arrived in Germany from Afghanistan as a minor in 2014 and within the meantime he has married, had two youngsters and is settled along with his household in Heppenheim, Hesse.
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