A 49-year-old man is said to have knocked over and seriously injured an 84-year-old man in Schliersee, Bavaria, and later attacked a police officer with a knife. The officer from a special operations unit (SEK) was reportedly injured in the incident on Friday afternoon. only unharmed thanks to his protective equipment police said on Saturday. Without them, he would “certainly have been seriously injured,” a spokesman said.
An investigating judge issued a detention order against the suspect on Saturday. The 49-year-old German was According to police, he was taken to a psychiatric hospital. Officers are now investigating on suspicion of bodily harm and attempted manslaughter.
According to police, the man first knocked over an 84-year-old pedestrian in the center of Schliersee, south of Munich. The senior citizen suffered serious but not life-threatening head injuries. The police assumed that he was accidentally the victim of the 49-year-old.
After the attack, the alleged perpetrator fled to his apartment. When the police visited him there, he threatened to use a knife, which is why numerous officers and the special forces were called in.
During his arrest, the 49-year-old is said to have stabbed a SEK officer several times. The officer remained unharmed. The 49-year-old was slightly injured during the arrest. Why the man is said to have attacked the 84-year-old and later the officer remained unclear at first.