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No new information about the Magdeburg Christmas market assassin!
In focus: The Magdeburg Christmas market attack in 2024 and new findings about Taleb A.'s bloody act in October 2025.
No new information about the Magdeburg Christmas market assassin!
Today, September 29, 2025, coming to terms with the terrible attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, which claimed numerous victims on December 20, 2024, remains a central topic. Taleb A., a former doctor in the correctional system, drove his vehicle through the market, killing six people and sending more than 300 others to the hospital. While the investigation continues, there is currently no new information about the perpetrator's motivation.
How star reported that a special internal audit at Salus, the perpetrator's former employer, did not reveal any significant information. Over a million files were examined, with 12,000 being examined in particular detail. The evaluation of the numerous employee surveys that were carried out to identify possible warning signals also yielded no new insights.
The state of the investigations
Taleb A. has been working in the psychiatric care of criminals in the penal system in Bernburg since 2020. Here he cared for patients on three different wards before he was terminated without notice on December 23, 2024. There is still speculation about the background to his actions on that day, but the special audit of this clinic has not yet been able to establish a causal connection.
The investigative commission carried out a total of 70 internal surveys in which employees in particular were interviewed who worked directly with Taleb A. Despite these extensive measures, no enlightened picture of possible signs or signs of their future actions has so far been gained. The results of the special test are to be spotted and evaluated until the 42nd calendar week, i.e. by mid -October 2025.
Mental illnesses and their effects
A look at the general problem in dealing with mentally ill criminals shows that around 55,000 people are imprisoned in correctional facilities (JVAS) in Germany. It is estimated that 50 to 75 percent of these people suffer from at least one mental illness. The psychiatric-psychotherapeutic care in the prison is considered inadequate as DGPPN informed. A survey in which 137 JVAs took part in the spring of 2024 shows clear deficits: 112 out of 130 institutions surveyed evaluated the supply options as problematic. The need for action is also high in the execution of the measure, and the situation has not improved since the last survey two years ago.
These dramatic circumstances cast a dark light on the system of care for mentally ill offenders and underline the need for comprehensive improvement in psychiatric care. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Müller calls for an interdisciplinary commission that should address the pressing questions in the penal system.
It is all the more important to look at the events related to Taleb A. and similar cases with extreme sensitivity in order to avoid similar tragedies in the future. The pressure on the system is growing, and it remains to be hoped that the soon expected evaluations can show new approaches and solutions.
In this context, the ex-employer of Taleb A. has also drawn personnel consequences and released his superiors, which led to the Sulz in many eyewitnesses of the terrible attack. A clear indication that responsibility is taken seriously here.
The company expects answers and strategies so that such tragedies no longer occur. Let's stay tuned and hope for positive developments in the coming weeks.