Knife attacks in Berlin: Man fights for his life in Kreuzberg!

Knife attacks in Berlin: Man fights for his life in Kreuzberg!

Görlitzer Straße, 10997 Berlin, Deutschland - last night there was a violent incident in Berlin-Kreuzberg, which brought a 49-year-old man into an extremely critical situation. The man was injured with a knife and is now in mortal danger. The brutal circumstances of the attack occurred on Görlitzer Straße, such as Tagesschau . A passerby found the blood -over -streamed injured on the ground and immediately alerted the police and the emergency services. The man was operated on and is currently in the intensive care unit. So far, who is the injured person remains a mystery; The alleged perpetrator is also unknown.

The investigators of the criminal police are already in the process of shed light on the dark. Another incident that took place in Berlin-Weißensee raises an additional questions: A 23-year-old man was injured in an attack when he and a companion left an apartment building. Unknown attackers used a truck and one of them pulled a knife to hurt the young man on his stomach. The perpetrators were able to flee after the incident while the rescue workers brought the injured to the hospital.

An increase in acts of violence in the capital

The crime statistics for 2023 shows that the number of crimes in Berlin has increased as a whole. T-Online informed that 536,679 crimes were increased by 3.2% compared to the previous year. The increase in knife attacks and physical injuries is particularly striking; Over 3,480 crimes were committed with a knife, which corresponds to an increase of 5%. The youth group violence also increased by almost 10% and represents a worrying development.

Overall, the numbers show that not only the type of violence has changed, but also the structure of the perpetrator. The number of suspects children and adolescents has increased, which accompanies a challenge for the social environment and the security forces. A sign that it is time to take a closer look and take preventive measures.

The events in Kreuzberg and Weißensee also skill lightly on the worrying situation in downtown Berlin. The Tagesspiegel emphasizes that a similar incident took place in a bar on Boppstrasse. A man was also seriously injured in an argument. This shows that violence in Berlin breaks out in a multi -layered way and the police are required to act quickly and to improve the security situation.