Germany: Woman Stabbed to Death in Magdeburg-Syrian Charged

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Lubeckerstrasse, Magdeburg

On September 7, in the German city of Magdeburg, a 59-year-old Syrian woman was chased down on the street and stabbed to death by a knife-wielding man. When police arrived at the scene, they found the woman deceased and her attacker seriously injured by apparently self-inflicted stab wounds. The suspect, a 57-year-old Syrian man, was rushed to a hospital where he remains in serious condition. It is believed that the victim and her attacker had previously been in a relationship and living in the Magdeburg area. As yet, police do not know the motive for the crime.

"Wir schaffen dass"

(We can do this)

The article below from Bild is translated by Fousesquawk. 

Murder in Magdeburg

Syrian kills woman on promenade

She was his ex-girlfriend

By Thilo Skoltyseck

September 8, 2025 at 16:26

Caption: On Lubecker Street in Magdeburg, police secure the scene of the crime after the deadly attack.

Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt)- Cafes, Grills, beer gardens- On the weekend, Lubecker Street pulsates. Families stroll, old and young enjoy the sun, and everything seems peaceful. But on this Sunday, a violent act destroys the idyll.

A woman (59) was being chased shortly after noon by a knife-wielding attacker down the street. Witnesses heard screams. The victim apparently escaped through the entrance to an office building, which also houses a fitness studio. But the perpetrator follows her into the stairwell and repeatedly stabs her there.

Caption: A pool of blood from the attacker can be seen in front of the entrance.

Perpetrator injures himself

Police spokesman Stefan Brodtrueck: "Despite immediate rescue measures initiated, the victim died at the scene." Paramedics and emergency doctors also had to care for the attacker. "The suspect was found at the scene with serious injuries by police officers who had been called, and he was provisionally arrested.

According to BILD's information, the suspect reportedly inflicted the injuries upon himself. Both the perpetrator and the victim are Syrian citizens who were living in the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt.

The stabber was taken to the Magdeburg City Clinic under police guard. As the doctors there work to save his life, Magdeburg police officers closed off the area around Lubecker Street and Fabriken Street.

Caption: Officers in white protective suits carried evidentiary material secured from the crime scene to their vehicle.

In addition to dog handlers, the  State Police crime scene group, stationed only a few hundred meters away, was deployed. Police spokesman Brodtrueck confirms:  "A police helicopter was also temporarily deployed."

Victim was ex-girlfriend

The investigation at the scene of the crime lasted into the evening hours. In addition to securing evidence, Squad II ( murder, sexual crimes) investigators are looking into possible perpetrator-victim relations and trying to explain the motive for the act. On Sunday, a police spokesperson said: "The reasons for the act are still not clear."

Then on Monday, came the investigative update from the police: The woman and the Syrian (57) were earlier reportedly a couple. The circumstances of the act, however, remain unclear. Witnesses confirm, however, that the man inflicted the injuries himself with a stabbing instrument.

Caption: Under police guard, the Syrian suspect was transported to the Magdeburg State Hospital.

The investigation against the 57-year-old will be carried out under the charge of manslaughter. The State Prosecutor's Office in Magdeburg expects the preliminary autopsy results on Monday.

Afterward, it will be decided whether a custody order will be requested. It will also be decided as to his continued detention in a detention facility or prison hospital. According to the State Prosecutor's Office, on Monday, the man was still in the clinic, seriously injured.