Bloody Pentecost Sunday: Man in court after a fatal knife attack in Zemmer

Bloody Pentecost Sunday: Man in court after a fatal knife attack in Zemmer

In a shocking incident in the municipality of Zemmer, which took place on Pentecost Sunday, a mentally ill man stands in front of the Trier district court. He is accused of brutally stabbing his mother's friend and having injured a relative. On this fateful day, the police were on site with a massive contingent when the alarming events started.

The scenery was anything but festive: special forces in special protective equipment combed the streets, while an almost naked man, tied up and led to the ambulance in shorts. The accused, who is now housed in a psychiatric facility, is said to have started during a family visit to Zemmer on Sunday morning without warning with a knife on his mother's 60-year-old friend.

fatal attack and attempt to escape

The victim of violence still succumbed to his serious injuries at the scene. In a desperate attempt to escape, the accused is said to have slightly injured a relative with a screwdriver. The public prosecutor raises serious allegations: the man intended to kill both people, but due to his mental illness, he was classified as unable to guess. If the court comes to a guilty verdict, it could stay in a psychiatric facility forever.