Charges in Mannheim after the amoking: double murder and 14 injured!

Charges in Mannheim after the amoking: double murder and 14 injured!

Mannheim, Deutschland - The public prosecutor today raised charges against a 40-year-old driver from Ludwigshafen, who committed a devastating amocation in Mannheim on Rosenmontag in Mannheim. The allegations are on two murder and multiple attempted murder. These tragic events of March 3, in which two people were lost their lives and 14 others were injured, shaken the city. The fact that the driver was specifically intended to passers -by was particularly dramatic, which made the investigation of the public prosecutor all the more complex. According to SWR, the man could possibly have been guilty at the time of the crime, since a mental illness is suspected.

The driver on the day the driver ran over a red traffic light at Friedrichsring at 12:14 p.m. and raced into the pedestrian zone at a speed of 40 to 50 km/h. Here he specifically covered several people. In the immediate vicinity he had to injure or kill numerous pedestrians. First, he headed to two people, one of whom was heavy and the other was slightly injured. Shortly thereafter, he bent into a group of people at Paradeplatz at a speed of at least 80 km/h, where a pedestrian died.

The events in detail

The investigation that was completed three and a half months after the amocran show that the 40-year-old targeted a group of people at high speed of several meters. After his deeds, the driver tried to free himself from the situation with a firearm. He fired in the air to intimidate a taxi driver who blocked the escape route and then tried to injure himself. But this attempt failed. To date, the suspect has not commented on the background of his actions, which further fuels the speculation about his motifs, while the [rnz] (https://www.rnz.de/home_artikel ,-amokfahr-in-mannheim-erhieb-weglagen-wegen-zweiachem-mord-_arid-1597858.html) emphasizes one political motive could be excluded.

The relevance of such amocrans is often discussed in connection with social fears. The term "amok" describes a blind, uncontrolled attack on people and is often associated with serious mental illnesses these days. In Germany, there have been frightening incidents in recent years, be it in Solingen, Magdeburg or Munich, which had similar motifs, but had various backgrounds. Most of these acts end in a tragedy and leave society back stunned. Another example of the increase in such incidents is the killing spree in Mannheim, which was not only tragic, but also re -sparked the discussion about security measures and prevention. A look at the Statista shows how society has to deal with the threat of such insane attacks.

The 40-year-old, who continues to sit in custody, is now charged with the Mannheim district court, where the indication of the indictment must be decided. The upcoming negotiations will certainly not only be important for the bereaved of the trauma, but will also add another chapter to the debate about security in public spaces.