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One woman killed and two injured in Olfen care home knife attack
A 72-year-old resident was arrested after a knife attack at the St. Vitus-Stift care home in Olfen, in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state.
The attack happened in the home's cafeteria on Friday evening.
An 86-year-old woman died, and two other women were seriously injured.
Police arrested the suspect without resistance, and his motive is not yet known.
The attack involved residents of a facility that provides care and support to older people.
A murder squad is investigating, but no further details about what led to the attack have been reported.
A 72-year-old resident is suspected of killing an 86-year-old woman and seriously injuring two other women in a knife attack at a care home in Olfen, Germany.
The attack happened in the cafeteria of the St. Vitus-Stift on Friday evening.
Police arrested the suspect without resistance.
One of the injured women was reported to be fighting for her life.
The motive was not known, and a homicide squad was investigating.
- Who
- A 72-year-old resident is suspected of attacking three women residents.
- What
- One woman, aged 86, died and two others were seriously injured in a knife attack.
- When
- Friday evening, shortly after 19:00.
- Where
- The cafeteria of the St. Vitus-Stift care home in Olfen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Why
- The motive was not known.
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Emergency services received a call about the attack at the care home.
Police arrested the 72-year-old suspect without resistance.
A homicide squad began investigating.
- Location
- St. Vitus-Stift, Olfen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Suspect
- 72-year-old male resident
- Fatality
- Woman aged 86
- Injured
- Two women, aged 81 and 83, according to Bild
- Emergency response
- Two rescue helicopters landed at the care home