72-year-old resident stabs women at German care home, one dead
A 72-year-old resident of a care home in Olfen, western Germany, stabbed three women on Friday, killing an 86-year-old. He was detained and a murder investigation team has been set up.
A knife attack took place on Friday at a care home in Olfen, a town near Dortmund in western Germany. Police said an 86-year-old woman was killed and two other women were seriously injured. A 72-year-old man who lives in the same home has been detained, and a murder investigation team has been set up to look into the case.
What happened
According to police, the man attacked the women with a knife in the care home's cafeteria on Friday evening. The 86-year-old woman, fatally stabbed, died at the scene. The injured women are aged 81 and 83, and one of them is in a life-threatening condition. All three victims were residents of the same facility. Police also said the man used the knife against other residents of the home.
The attacker was arrested without resisting.
The care home
The newspaper Bild reported that the attack happened at the "St. Vitus-Stift" care home. The facility is run by the municipality of Olfen. It houses 77 elderly people who need medical care and support because of health problems. It also has 36 available apartments with care services, as well as group apartments for elderly people with dementia.
The source does not state a motive for the attack. So far police have publicly provided details about the victims, the detained man and the launch of the investigation, but no further information about the incident has been released.
