
A stabbing in the southern German city of Aschaffenburg has left two people dead on Wednesday, local police said.
A 41-year-old man and a two-year-old boy died in the attack. Two others were seriously injured.
A 28-year-old suspect who police say is from Afghanistan has been taken into custody after the killing. Another person who witnessed the attack is also being held for questioning, but is not suspected of wrongdoing.
Today (January 22) in #Aschaffenburg, northwestern Bavaria, a two-year-old toddler and a 41-year-old man were brutally murdered in a stabbing attack at a city park by a 28-year-old Afghan man. Two others were injured in the attack.
#Germany… pic.twitter.com/KUXJ29kdG2
— LeanneSpurs (@LeanneSpurs) January 22, 2025
