Knife attack in Berlin-Haselhorst: 24-year-old injured in apartment dispute

Arrest and release

Following the arrest, however, the 28-year-old was released. The exact background of the crime remains unclear.

Police have launched investigations into the background of the incident. Police initially provided no further information about those involved and their relationship to one another.

Haselhorst is a locality within the Spandau district in western Berlin. Police did not comment on whether the two men knew each other or whether there was a specific reason for the dispute.

Background of the investigation

Stab wounds to the leg can have severe consequences depending on the depth and the blood vessel or nerve affected. In this case, the emergency services classified the injury as non-life-threatening according to their own statements.

The investigation is ongoing. Police are examining how the dispute arose and what role the presence of other people in the apartment at the time of the crime played.

Police provided no information on possible motives or any connection of those involved to ongoing proceedings. Nothing was initially known about possible witnesses either.