A horrific crime took place on Sunday night ( April 16) very close to the main railway station in the heart of Munich.
At around 4.20 a.m., officers from police station 16 ( Central Station) were on patrol in the Old Botanical Garden. There they noticed a man on a beer bench attacking and raping a woman. When the perpetrator noticed the police officers, he let go of his victim and fled.
The officers immediately called for reinforcements. More than ten police patrols were involved in the subsequent manhunt. The search was quickly successful: a short time later, the suspected perpetrator was arrested in the city area. According to the police, the suspect is a 27-year-old Nigerian who currently lives in the Weilheim-Schongau district. The man will be brought before the competent investigating judge in the course of Monday ( April 17), who will then decide on the issue of arrest.
The victim is a 28-year-old woman from Munich, who was taken to hospital for further medical examination after the horrific crime. The woman was subsequently taken home. The investigation by the responsible department of the Munich criminal police is ongoing.