The police have arrested an 18-year-old Lebanese man in Hamburg as a suspected rapist. After a young woman made a desperate jump to escape from the sixth floor of a block of flats, the migrant quickly sought out his next victim.
The 18-year-old survived the 20 metre fall with serious injuries. Residents became aware of calls for help from a green area in front of the tower block after midnight on January 18. They found the seriously injured woman and immediately called the emergency services. She was taken to hospital, where doctors confirmed that she would survive the fall.
Due to her serious injuries, she was not yet fit for questioning. The criminal investigation department is investigating. As the German newspaper Bild reports, the young woman had met Hamsa M., a Lebanese citizen, in the tower block, whom an acquaintance describes as a ‘normal guy’, but who has problems with women. On the night of the offence, M. allegedly threatened and raped the 18-year-old. As she fled from her alleged tormentor, she finally jumped from the sixth floor.
Just hours after the first offence, Hamsa M. is said to have targeted another teenager. At around 3.30 pm, he lured a 14-year-old girl into the stairwell of the same block of flats, where he allegedly raped and robbed her. The girl managed to escape and alerted passers-by, who called the police.
One day after the incidents, the police arrested Hamsa M.. During a search of the flat he lived in with his family, investigators found extensive evidence. The suspect is now in custody.