It took as many as 30 police officers to detain a Somali migrant outside a supermarket after he allegedly stabbed a patron trying to stop him from harassing and coughing on other customers. The 27-year-old Somali national was arrested following the attack outside a supermarket in the German town of Waltershausen at approximately 5:30 PM local time on Wednesday.
The suspect had been coughing on customers and engaging in heated confrontations at a Netto supermarket prior to the stabbing. Witnesses claim the Somali migrant threatened to kill the customer, who responded by urging him to calm down. Following this exchange, the suspect allegedly stabbed the 46-year-old in the neck.
Witnesses intervened and prevented further harm while authorities were alerted. Police arrived with 30 officers, and the suspect was taken into custody.
The Somali faces charges of attempted manslaughter, violent disorder, and making threats. He has a criminal history, according to statements by public prosecutors. Following the attack, the suspect allegedly made further threats to bystanders—stating he would kill them and their families.
Germany has seen mounting issues with crime involving migrants in recent years. German police statistics show migrants are suspects in nearly 60 percent of violent crimes across the country. The supermarket stabbing incident follows another knife attack in Germany, where three people were killed by a Syrian failed asylum seeker allied with the Islamic State during Solingen’s Festival of Diversity.
The leftist German government is pledging tougher knife control laws rather than addressing mass migration as the root cause of the constant stabbing attacks.
