The 18-year-old who is said to have killed a student of the same age in St. Leon-Rot near Heidelberg should be his victim after school intervention actually don’t cross paths anymore. The school coordinated with the police after the student reported assault last year, communications expert Dirk Metz said on Friday at the community’s town hall. Metz was commissioned by the school in the matter.
After careful consideration, agreements were made for the two people to meet “If possible, don’t meet”said Metz. “That was the main goal.” Ultimately, everyone involved had the impression that things had calmed down. “There is no such thing as 100 percent security.”
Police held danger speeches
The 18-year-old was known not only to the school but also to the police. In November 2023, the student filed a complaint of assault against the 18-year-old. This emerges from information from the police and public prosecutor’s office. A few days after the incident and in mid-December 2023, the officials also had so-called danger speeches held.
There was no court-ordered ban on contact. According to current knowledge, these were The victim and the alleged perpetrator were temporarily in a relationship in 2023. At the time of the crime, however, the relationship had already ended, according to the public prosecutor.
Since yesterday nothing has been the same.
Dirk Lutschewitz, headmaster of the high school in St. Leon-Rot
The alleged perpetrator is now in custody. The public prosecutor said he was brought before the judge. She issued an arrest warrant, after which the 18-year-old was taken to a correctional facility.
18-year-old caused an accident while trying to escape
The 18-year-old German from the same high school in St. Leon-Rot is suspected of being the victim of the same age on Thursday with a knife killed at school. The accused then fled from the police “at times at very high speed” and finally an accident involving an uninvolved vehicle built.
After a homicide in St. Leon-Rot Badem Würtenberg, the suspected perpetrator caused a serious accident in Lower Saxony while fleeing from the police. At around 1:30 p.m., the young man drove a Ford into an oncoming BMW at high speed in the town of Seesen near Autobahn 7.
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Both the 18-year-old and the driver of the other vehicle were injured. Both were initially taken to nearby hospitals. The investigators had already said repeatedly on Thursday that they assumed it was a relationship act.
Processing at school has begun
Dirk Lutschewitz said on Friday that the crime had shocked everyone. “Nothing has been the same since yesterday.” Normality in the school community is currently out of the question. At some point we will try to find our way back to normality – but now we need time to grieve and process.
The school psychology service is in action and the work-up has begun. The school plans to give students the opportunity in groups to talk about what happened and exchange ideas. Also one Funeral services are planned. The date is still unclear.
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