Woman injured in a dispute: Police are looking for fleeting attackers!

Woman injured in a dispute: Police are looking for fleeting attackers!

Dittelbrunner Weg, 97447 Werneck, Deutschland - A dangerous incident occurred on Sunday evening, June 1, 2025, near Schweinfurt. According to Infranken there was a dispute between a 24-year-old woman and a man on a green area in the Dittelbrunner Weg. Around 10:45 p.m. the attacker pulled a carpet knife and injured the woman by the hand. The woman who defended herself was able to drive away the perpetrator, who then fled. Despite immediately initiated search measures by the police, the man wanted to disappear.

The police published a description of the perpetrator. He is said to have been about 25 years old, speak High German and have worn a hoodie. The investigators ask witnesses who noticed suspects in the area of ​​the Dittelbrunner Weg at the area of ​​the Dittelbrunner Weg to report on 09721/202-0

increased knife attacks in Germany

The incident in Schweinfurt is part of the increasing number of knife attacks that are increasingly becoming the focus of the public in Germany. An investigation by Statista has shown that the number of knife attacks recorded from 2022 to 2024 has increased significantly.

In 2021 there was a particularly tragic case in Wiedergelingen, where a 51-year-old man tragically died in a knife attack. This incident happened on Saturday morning, March 13, 2021. According to the report of the Kreisboten Connected and in custody. The investigation by the Memmingen criminal police are in full swing and an investigation group called "Flur" has been set up. It was searched intensively for the murder weapon, but still without success.

The police ask the population for clues that could contribute to the clarification of these and similar acts. In times when knife attacks are becoming more and more present, an attentive community is more in demand than ever.