Germany- 12 people stabbed at Hamburg train station, female suspect, 39, arrested, 23 May 2025

[dotr]

Twelve injured after woman stabs people at Hamburg train station

Police say six victims critically wounded in attack by 39-year-old assailant in the German city

www.theguardian.com

''Twelve people have been wounded – six critically – after a woman with a knife stabbed people at the central railway station in the German city of Hamburg.

Police said the assailant was a 39-year-old woman who was believed to have acted alone when she attacked people on the platform between tracks 13 and 14 in the station late on Friday.''

 

[dotr]

May 23, 2025 #germany #breakingnews #hamburg
A knife attack at Hamburg's central train station has left at least 12 people injured.Police said three of the victims were in a life-threatening condition.A 39-year-old woman had been arrested.

 

[Sarahlou]

A woman? That's a surprise if it is.

It's concerning how frequent these types of attacks have been recently.

 

[dotr]

Hamburg stabbing: Twelve injured in knife attack at railway station

A 39-year-old woman has been arrested and a major operation is under way, German police say.

www.bbc.com

''Three of the victims are said to be in critical condition, with three others seriously injured.
Police say they have arrested a 39-year-old woman and a major operation is under way.
The attack is understood to have happened at Hamburg's Central Station at about 18:00 local time (17:00 BST) on Friday.''

''Local media has reported the attack happened near platforms 13 and 14 - which are accessible via a busy main road - while a train was on one of the platforms.
Some of the victims were treated inside trains, according to reports.''

'A video on social media appears to show the suspect being escorted out of the station platform by officers, with her hands behind her back, and put into a police vehicle.'

 

[Skigh]

A woman? That's a surprise if it is.

It's concerning how frequent these types of attacks have been recently.

I am just waiting to hear she had 'mental health issues ' then the story slips from the news.

 

[Skigh]

At least 17 people stabbed in Germany before woman, 39, is arrested

The attacker, who carried out a stabbing spree at the central railway station in Germany's second-biggest city, has been arrested.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Seni]

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof: Messer-Angriff! Insgesamt 17 Verletzte

Im Hamburger Hauptbahnhof ist es am Freitag zu einem Messer-Angriff gekommen. Es gab 17 Verletzte Verletzte.

www.bild.de

BILD is reporting 17 people injured.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

My thoughts go out to the victims and witnesses. May all survive and begin to heal.

But just imagine what they went through and are going through. The severe trauma as it occured and now...

 

[Trebor5591]

I am waiting to see how long it will take the German authorities to disclose if terrorisim was or was not the motive behind the stabbings.

 

[Dotta]

"German media remind
that Hamburg Central Station is one of the largest stations in Germany.

It is used by over 550,000 passengers every day.

After the attack,
traffic in the entire facility was suspended.

It is worth noting that since October 2023,
there has been a total ban on weapons possession in Hamburg Central Station and the surrounding area.

Additionally,
in December 2024, a ban on carrying knives on public transport was passed in Germany."

Hamburg. Atak nożownika na dworcu kolejowym. Kilka osób w stanie krytycznym – Wprost

www-wprost-pl.cdn.ampproject.org

" 'The detained woman is German',

said Hamburg police spokesman Florian Abbenseth.

'We have no indications so far that the woman may have acted with political motives',
he added.

Investigators are examining the woman's mental state."

Atak nożem na dworcu w Hamburgu. Podejrzana jest Niemką – DW – 23.05.2025

Policja zatrzymała 39-letnią kobietę podejrzaną o atak nożem na hamburskim dworcu. Kilkanaście osób jest rannych, stan niektórych jest bardzo ciężki.

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[ZaZara]

I am just waiting to hear she had 'mental health issues ' then the story slips from the news.

Here you go:

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof: Messer-Angriff! Insgesamt 17 Verletzte


The police and federal police, who always have a strong presence at and around Hamburg Central Station, were on the scene in a matter of seconds. They were able to overpower and disarm the perpetrator. The woman's personal details were confirmed. According to BILD, she is German and is known to the police. According to the investigations so far, she is also known to be mentally ill and has already spent time in a psychiatric ward.


BBM

 

[Seni]

BILD now saying 18 injured (update of article posted before).

I'm guessing the woman had a machete or similar.

 

[SusanDonim]

I am waiting to see how long it will take the German authorities to disclose if terrorisim was or was not the motive behind the stabbings.

Why is that your first thought?

 

[Seni]

Hamburg knife attack: Suspect sent to psychiatric clinic – DW – 05/24/2025

German police do not consider the knife attack at Hamburg Central Station to be politically motivated and believe the attacker has a mental illness. The magistrate ordered to place the suspect in psychiatric clinic.

www.dw.com

(...)

The suspect in Friday's knife attack at Hamburg Central Station was ordered by a magistrate to be placed in a psychiatric clinic on Saturday.

(...)

Police added that there are currently no indications that 39-year-old German woman was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. However, they did not provide further details.

According to the police, the suspect, a native of Lower Saxony, has no fixed abode.

(...)

Thanks to the brave intervention of two bystanders, the knife attack at Hamburg Central Station was quickly stopped.

(...)

Eighteen people, ranging in age from 19 to 85, were injured in the Friday's attack.

Three women, aged 24, 52, and 85, as well as a 24-year-old man, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Seven others were seriously injured and seven more sustained minor injuries. Police said that injured were all stable.


(...)

 

[ChatteringBirds]

According to the police, the suspect, a native of Lower Saxony, has no fixed abode.

IMO. I'm not surprised she is known to police.
With known mental illness and as a citizen, I believe she would have qualified for financial assistance for housing. I wonder why she doesn't have a fixed address -- her choice?

 

[Seni]

This is all IMO.

Speaking to my son in Hannover, the assailant had been released from a mental care institution one day before the attack.

She was known to police for an attack on a 6 year old child recently at Hamburg airport and was under investigation.

This should be in BILD, cant access due to "bad connection".

 

[ZaZara]

This is all IMO.

Speaking to my son in Hannover, the assailant had been released from a mental care institution one day before the attack.

She was known to police for an attack on a 6 year old child recently at Hamburg airport and was under investigation.

This should be in BILD, cant access due to "bad connection".

Can't access Bild either -- due to problems with login- but I found a reference to their report:

https://www.nius.de/nachrichten/new...gleis-13/786623a5-e309-4fb0-a64d-f72b97fc1afa

According to Bild, Lydia S., who was born in Braunschweig, was admitted to a specialist clinic in Bremerhaven until 22 May - for four days. She is said to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia. In this clinical picture, those affected suffer from hallucinations and delusions.

Bild also reports that Lydia S. is said to have attacked a six-year-old girl in Terminal 1 at Hamburg Airport in February 2025. She is currently under investigation for assault because of the incident.

According to Bild, there was another incident in Hamburg's Ochsenzoll psychiatric hospital: On the ward where she was hospitalised in March 2025, she is also alleged to have committed an assault. It is unclear where the 39-year-old was between hospital stays; she is believed to be homeless.

The attacker is said to be known to the police and has already spent several periods in a psychiatric ward. The homicide squad ('Mordkommission') has started the investigation.


BBM

 

[Dotta]

An untreated paranoid schizophrenic roaming the streets with a knife.
Wow!
After previous attacks on innocent people.

Words fail me.

It is Bondi Westfield Shopping Centre attack in Australia all over again.



JMO