Bloody argument in Berlin: Fäti seller threatened with a knife!

Bloody argument in Berlin: Fäti seller threatened with a knife!

On Saturday morning there was a violent incident in a späi in Berlin-Charlottenburg that ensures conversation. A 38-year-old seller faced a group of four who was involved in a dispute without warning. In the night of Saturday, right at 0:30 a.m., the situation escalated when one of the attackers tried to attack the seller with a cigarette stand. This reports t-online.de .

The seller was able to avoid the attack, whereby his 34-year-old friend hurried to help. But the situation spoke when the main perpetrator, a 38-year-old man, threatened the seller spectacularly when leaving the business. The seller then quickly fled to Cauerstrasse and hid, armed with a baseball bat during the shopkeeper, tried to defuse the situation. But the main perpetrator did not give up and returned with a knife. Finally the police alerted the scene and ended the threat.

arrest and investigation

The police arrived quickly and was able to arrest the main perpetrator after he had thrown his weapons under parked cars. Interestingly, it emerged that he had around two per thousand alcohol in his blood. He was also taken to the hospital for facial injuries, while his aggressive 44-year-old accomplice was secured with handcuffs and a spitting hood. Fortunately, the seller was physically unharmed. The investigations have taken over the specialist commissioner of Directorate 2 (West).

tragedy in Berlin

While dramatic scenes were taking place in Charlottenburg, a tragic incident occurred in another corner of Berlin. An 88-year-old man and his 84-year-old wife were seriously injured in an apartment. The husband died shortly after the attack, despite the resuscitation measures that were initiated immediately. According to Tagesspiegel.de accused of having committed this serious attack. The exact background is currently still unclear, but a murder commission will support the investigation.

violent crime in Germany

These incidents also make a lightly improve the current situation of violent crime in Germany. Statistically speaking, violent crimes make up less than 4% of all police crimes, but the effects on people's feeling of security are immense. Around 217,000 violent crimes were registered in 2024, which is the highest number since 2007. It is interesting that the proportion of young violent perpetrators, who seems to have gained weight in recent years, clearly emerges in the statistics, as Statista.com . This increase is not only worrying, but also combines with various social factors such as economic uncertainty and psychological stress.

Overall, it remains to be hoped that both the police and society will develop suitable strategies in order to avoid such violent clashes and to increase security in the cities.