Mentally ill rioters destroy cars in Schmallenberg!

After an incident on January 4, 2025 in Schmallenberg, a 42-year-old man from Weinbach noticed in the Clinic for Psychosomatic and Internal Medicine. Around 12 p.m. he caused several traffic accidents in a parking lot by deliberately driving into parked vehicles. The property damage is suspected in the five -digit range, including three cars and a street lamp.

such as the Sauerlandkurier also reported the man in the specialist clinic, Mothered the employees and watered water over them. When arrested, he resisted, which led to two police officers suffering minor injuries. Even the man himself was not unharmed.

previous problems and psychological assessment

The 42-year-old had already been expelled from the clinic the previous day. An investigation resulted in suspicion of a serious mental illness. After a medical review, he was forced to be instructed in a closed facility. The man's driver's license was confiscated, and several advertisements were filed for various offenses against him, as well as news.de reported.

In addition, the article referred to the generally increasing violent crime in the Hochsauerlandkreis, where a total of 440 crimes were recorded in this category in 2022 and there is a clearance rate of 84%.