A dramatic and bloody incident occurred on Saturday evening in the Malstatt district of Saarbrücken. At around 9 p.m., a Syrian man reportedly attacked his wife in their shared apartment on the top floor (third floor, or second floor above the ground floor in German numbering) of a multi-family residential building on Jenneweg, apparently stabbing her multiple times.
The scenes that followed unfolded dramatically before the eyes of local residents, with eyewitnesses giving our reporter differing accounts of exactly what happened. What is certain is that the seriously injured, bleeding woman fled onto a roof ledge beneath the window.
Residents observed her clinging to a cloth with bloodstains, which was later still hanging out of the window. Other witnesses, meanwhile, reported that the husband had pushed the woman out of the window or continued attacking her while she was already on the verge of falling.
Although the fire brigade was called out immediately to carry out the rescue using a turntable ladder, it was too late to save the woman: she fell eight metres and landed on the pavement. Suffering from serious injuries, she was taken to the trauma unit at Saarbrücken Hospital after receiving initial treatment from the emergency doctors.
The police operations center was initially unable to provide any definitive information about her current condition. Background: A neighbor reported at the scene that there had already been several incidents of severe violence in the past. He himself had called the police just a few days earlier because the man was alleged to have brutally beaten his wife.
A large police presence was on the scene, including special forces from the Operational Unit (OPE). The suspect, the woman’s husband, was arrested by the officers. Their daughter, approximately 5 to 10 years old, was also taken into protective custody and brought to the police station together with the suspect.
The criminal investigation department began its investigation at the scene that same evening. It is still unclear whether the weapon used in the attack has already been recovered, what type of knife it was, and how many times the man stabbed the victim. The police investigation is still in its very early stages.