A 43-year-old man is said to have fatally injured his ex-partner in Hamburg-Barmbek in front of her six-year-old son on the street with a knife. According to the findings of the homicide commission so far, the 35-year-old was on the street in front of an apartment building with her child and her current partner on Saturday afternoon when the 43-year-old, who according to a statement from the Hamburg police is said to be from Ghana, suddenly appeared , as the police announced on Sunday.
During the meeting, he is said to have suddenly pushed the woman to the ground and stabbed her several times with a knife. Residents alerted the emergency services. The woman was taken to a hospital and underwent emergency surgery. According to Sunday information, her condition has stabilized.
The man reportedly also attacked the woman’s 27-year-old new partner, who intervened in the meantime, with a knife, but did not injure him. The perpetrator then fled on a bicycle. As of Monday morning, he had not been arrested. The police continued to search for him.
The permanent criminal service (LKA 26), the murder commission and the department for capital offenses of the StA took over the investigation on Saturday afternoon. The wanted person is described in the police report as follows: “African appearance”, approx. 170 to 180 cm tall, athletic build. He was wearing a dark down jacket, dark trousers and a gray cap. Witnesses who have observed the course of events and/or who can provide information about the whereabouts of the suspect should contact the Hamburg police hotline on 040 4286-56789 or a police station.
