Man kills clinic staff with crossbow shock in Bad Zwesten!

Man kills clinic staff with crossbow shock in Bad Zwesten!

In a terrible incident in the Schwalm-Eder district in Hesse, a 58-year-old man fatally injured a 50-year-old hospital employee in the Hardtwald clinic with a crossbow. The attack occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the suspect, a former patient of the clinic from the Passau district, who entered the hospital and committed his brutal offense. Despite immediate medical help, the employee succumbed to her serious injuries on site, as both the police and the public prosecutor confirmed. The man could later be arrested at a motorway service area on the A3 in Lower Franconia on Thursday, where the police also secured evidence, the Krone .

The shocking incident caused horror in the region. The perpetrator left the clinic after the attack and fled before it was caught by the emergency services. As the Augsburger Allgemeine , the public prosecutor's office at the district court will apply for custody. The investigation into the crime and its backgrounds are ongoing while the police are looking for further witnesses to clarify the exact course of events. This incident throws a dark shadow on security in medical facilities and leaves questions open how such violent acts can be prevented in the future.