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He had strangled a pensioner in her apartment: Brutal attacker released - and then allegedly raped woman in Berlin
After the attack, the public prosecutor saw no reason to issue an arrest warrant for the 25-year-old. He was released on Saturday - and is said to have raped a woman in Lichterfelde on the same day. He is on the run.
A suspect is accused of causing grievous bodily harm, but the public prosecutor responsible does not bring him before the magistrate. The man is released the next morning and is said to have raped a woman on the same day. This was confirmed by the Berlin police and public prosecutor's office on Sunday. The man is still on the run, according to the police.
As previously reported, the 25-year-old is said to have rung the doorbell of a 78-year-old pensioner in Moabit on Friday afternoon, gained access to her apartment and then strangled her. He was then arrested and taken into custody by the criminal investigation department.
According to Karen Häußer, spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, a standby public prosecutor dealt with the case on Saturday morning. As there was allegedly no "urgent suspicion", the public prosecutor did not have the 25-year-old brought before the magistrate - so he was released.
On Saturday afternoon, the man, who lives in a refugee shelter in Lichterfelde, allegedly raped a woman in the same facility. According to the police, he allegedly overpowered her at the door to her room, locked the door and then assaulted the woman. Cries for help alerted other residents of the accommodation and they entered the room. The 25-year-old then fled.
Public prosecutor saw no basis for an arrest warrant
As the police reported when asked, several of these witnesses were able to confirm the identity of the man - who is still on the run. The spokeswoman for the Berlin public prosecutor's office said that the investigation was currently being carried out by the police. However, it is possible that the Berlin public prosecutor's office will take over the investigation into the alleged rape on Monday.
When asked about the public prosecutor's assessment that the man should be released, the spokeswoman said that the case was now being examined internally. According to Häußer, there were discrepancies in the identification of the man through the electoral photograph.
Since, according to the public prosecutor, there was no "strong suspicion" of the violent crime on Friday, no arrest warrant could have been issued. According to the spokesperson, further investigations would first have had to follow to substantiate this. According to Häußer, the danger posed by the man was of secondary importance, as it is difficult to draw conclusions about the risk of repetition from a single act.
He had strangled a pensioner in her apartment: Brutal attacker released - and then allegedly raped woman in Berlin
After the attack, the public prosecutor saw no reason to issue an arrest warrant for the 25-year-old. He was released on Saturday - and is said to have raped a woman in Lichterfelde on the same day. He is on the run.
A suspect is accused of causing grievous bodily harm, but the public prosecutor responsible does not bring him before the magistrate. The man is released the next morning and is said to have raped a woman on the same day. This was confirmed by the Berlin police and public prosecutor's office on Sunday. The man is still on the run, according to the police.
As previously reported, the 25-year-old is said to have rung the doorbell of a 78-year-old pensioner in Moabit on Friday afternoon, gained access to her apartment and then strangled her. He was then arrested and taken into custody by the criminal investigation department.
According to Karen Häußer, spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, a standby public prosecutor dealt with the case on Saturday morning. As there was allegedly no "urgent suspicion", the public prosecutor did not have the 25-year-old brought before the magistrate - so he was released.
On Saturday afternoon, the man, who lives in a refugee shelter in Lichterfelde, allegedly raped a woman in the same facility. According to the police, he allegedly overpowered her at the door to her room, locked the door and then assaulted the woman. Cries for help alerted other residents of the accommodation and they entered the room. The 25-year-old then fled.
Public prosecutor saw no basis for an arrest warrant
As the police reported when asked, several of these witnesses were able to confirm the identity of the man - who is still on the run. The spokeswoman for the Berlin public prosecutor's office said that the investigation was currently being carried out by the police. However, it is possible that the Berlin public prosecutor's office will take over the investigation into the alleged rape on Monday.
When asked about the public prosecutor's assessment that the man should be released, the spokeswoman said that the case was now being examined internally. According to Häußer, there were discrepancies in the identification of the man through the electoral photograph.
Since, according to the public prosecutor, there was no "strong suspicion" of the violent crime on Friday, no arrest warrant could have been issued. According to the spokesperson, further investigations would first have had to follow to substantiate this. According to Häußer, the danger posed by the man was of secondary importance, as it is difficult to draw conclusions about the risk of repetition from a single act.
