Magdeburg: Arrest warrant issued in opposition to suspect after assault in Magdeburg | EUROtoday

After the deadly drive in a automotive by way of the Christmas market
Magdeburg An arrest warrant has been issued in opposition to the arrested suspect. The 50-year-old needed to be remanded in custody on prices of 5 counts of homicide, a number of tried murders and a number of counts of grievous bodily hurt, the police in Magdeburg mentioned early on Sunday morning. The suspect was introduced earlier than a decide on Saturday night.

After the crime that left 5 useless and 200 injured on Friday night, the person was initially taken into police custody. The suspect is a physician from Bernburg who is named a critic of Islam
Saudi Arabia comes from. The investigators mentioned it was a single perpetrator; in keeping with present investigations, there isn’t any proof of a second perpetrator.

The man is claimed to have used emergency lanes that had been stored clear to drive his automotive by way of the Christmas market and drive round individuals at excessive velocity. According to authorities, 4 ladies aged 45, 52, 67 and 75 and a nine-year-old boy had been killed. The assault on the Christmas market not solely brought on horror and disappointment in Germany, there have been additionally dismayed reactions from overseas.

Federal prosecutors are analyzing the case

It shouldn’t be but clear what motivated the alleged perpetrator to commit the crime. The motive might have been dissatisfaction with the remedy of refugees from Saudi Arabia in Germany, mentioned senior public prosecutor Horst Walter Nopens in Magdeburg.

The investigation continues to be carried out by the police in Saxony-Anhalt. The federal prosecutor’s workplace continues to be checking whether or not it can take over the investigation, the safety authorities in Magdeburg mentioned. The Federal Prosecutor’s Office can prosecute crimes related to state safety if they’re of so-called particular significance.

According to info from the dpa information company, the 50-year-old, who has lived in Germany since 2006, describes himself as an ex-Muslim. Accordingly, he submitted an asylum utility in February 2016, which was determined in July of the identical 12 months. At that point, the Saudi citizen obtained asylum as a politically persecuted particular person.

Mourning with flowers and candles

Many individuals within the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt remembered the victims and their relations on Saturday night. According to preliminary police estimates, greater than 1,000 individuals took half within the commemoration in entrance of the cathedral alone – a big video display was arrange on which the service from the cathedral was broadcast.

In many locations throughout town, mourners laid flowers and lit candles for the victims. Mayor Simone Borris (impartial) known as on Magdeburg residents to stay collectively regardless of the stunning occasions.