The incident occurred from Saturday to Sunday at around 0:25 on the tram of line 7 going from Weiksdorf to Pennrich. According to the police at the height of the stop at the famous Golden Rider “two men from the group accosted passengers”, and the American wanted to protect them from them.
Police spokesman Lukas Rheumund told Bild:-A 21-year-old US citizen interjected and during a later fight he was wounded with a knife by one of two perpetrators. Then both perpetrators escaped from the scene. A seriously wounded US citizen was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
The police summoned to the place detained one of the suspects 700 m further, at another stop. According to Bild's information, he is a 21-year-old who is called Majd A. He is a Syria citizen and escaped on a borrowed scooter. A police spokesman confirmed these reports: – We are investigating him and the perpetrator unknown, among others on charges of causing severe damage to health.
The victim suffered cut wounds
There were traces of blood on the tram after the event, there were handkerchiefs on the floor, which helping the American tried to stop bleeding. “A US citizen was wounded in the face as a result of a few cuts with a knife,” the police spokesman Thomas Geithner told Bild: Initially, one cut was talked. His life is not threatened.
According to Bild, it is not Majd A. He is a cutter-the American's serious injuries were to be caused by his fugitive colleague. However, A. was to first attack the US citizen with his fists.
The Syrian, who escaped from the scene at the electric scooter, is already known to the police because of causing severe damage to health, robbery and illegal entry.
Police spokesman Geithner has already confirmed that Majd A. “was temporarily arrested, but by the decision of the prosecutor's office he was released” from detention.
Prosecutor General Juergen Schmidt, when asked by Bild about the reasons for the dismissal of a 21-year-old Syrian, explains:-According to the duty prosecutor's assessment, there were not enough grounds for arrest. He can't [Majdowi A.] Assign a knife attack.
According to Bild information, the prosecutor's office saw no chance of obtaining an arrest warrant from an investigating judge. Therefore, despite the fact that Majd A. moved away from the scene, there is no risk of escaping, matting or a crime again. A. has a permanent place of residence.
Coffee ground
As Bild found out, there was a quarrel first, during which a US citizen was allegedly beaten by Majda A. The second suspect was also to participate in the quarrel.
Then the second perpetrator was to return to the tram with a knife and cause serious injuries. This is treated as a separate crime, although an investigation is still underway against both men.
Tram surveillance recordings are currently secured. The police are still looking for witnesses – in particular numerous tram passengers who can provide information on the course of the event.
The crime tool has disappeared, suspected of assault with a knife, still remains at large. Police spokesman Thomas Geithner confirms that “we are currently intensively looking for this person. We assume that we will be able to identify him soon.”
