Arrest warrant after Mannheim's death trip
After the death trip from Mannheim has been issued against the 40 -year -old driver due to two -time murder and multiple attempted murder. In his demonstration at the judge, he did not provide any information, so that his motive for the crime was still unclear, the public prosecutor's office Mannheim and the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office announced.
Candles and flowers are laid down at the Paradeplatz. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa
The investigators are convinced that the German from Ludwigshafen (Rhineland-Palatinate) on Rosenmontag with its car ratted at high speed hundreds of meters far through the Mannheim pedestrian zone and deliberately ran to humans. An 83-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man died. Eleven people were injured, five of them seriously.
On behalf of the Mannheim public prosecutor's office, an arrest warrant for murder in two cases, in five cases, attempted murder in five cases with dangerous bodily harm and assault in eleven cases, it was said by the indictment.
After the auto attack, the man had come to a hospital injured. When he was arrested, he is said to have shot himself into his mouth with a shotgun. The car is approved for him-according to information from the German Press Agency, he is the owner of the vehicle.
Apartment of the suspect searched
The home of the arrested in Ludwigshafen was searched until late in the late evening of the Rose Monday. According to dpa information, some things that have not been explained in more detail were ensured that are now to be evaluated.
Also a Discovered note discovered in the car of the death driver employs the investigators. On top of that, sketches can be recognized and notes in a little scribbled script. There are short keywords and mathematical invoices with pencils noted at speed and drive. The words « stop » and « left » and « right » can also be read. Investigators must now check to what extent these records are relevant to clarify the crime.
Weapon, documents and data carriers are examined
« The items, in his vehicle and in his apartment, such as the firearm, written weapon, written documents and digital data carriers are currently being examined and evaluated in terms of crime technology, » said the authorities.
In 2010, a procedure for unauthorized leadership of a firearm was conducted against the man, the Mannheim public prosecutor also said on request. The Weinheim District Court imposed a fine of 20 daily rates due to the accusation. At first the « world » had reported.
In an ecumenical service, the victim was commemorated on Tuesday evening. « We are startled and at the same time petrified, » said the Protestant decoration representative Anne Ressel at the beginning of the fair in the Concordia Church. « The life of the city, the joy of carnival, have given way to horror within minutes. »
Thanks for brave taxi drivers
Mayor Christian Specht thanked a Pakistani-born taxi driver who is said to have stopped the fleeting driver. The man played a very outstanding role, said the politician at the service. « Who behaved so brave, drove behind the perpetrator and finally blocked his vehicle to avert further damage. »
The taxi driver has been living in Germany for 15 years and is a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. « He was told that he was told that he acted so bravely as a Muslim and as a citizen. » Specht wants to meet the man on Wednesday.
