Two daring fugitives flee Berlin's psychiatric institution
Two individuals with mental health issues break free from a Berlin psychiatric facility, leaving two healthcare professionals wounded.
Two mental health patients, deemed dangerous, managed a daring escape from a Berlin-Reinickendorf psychiatric facility on Christmas Eve, resulting in harm to two nurses. One nurse required hospital admission due to stab injuries, while the other nurse received outpatient treatment for neck injuries. A city-wide manhunt ensues to apprehend the escapees.
The psychiatric facility, a secure unit situated in the Wittenau district, houses individuals with mental health issues and/or substance addictions. As per the current information, a 34-year-old inmate reportedly coerced a 45-year-old nurse to his room under false pretenses, before attacking her with a frying pan. In response, a 53-year-old colleague intervened, only to be allegedly assaulted by the man wielding a knife, inflicting neck injuries. Subsequently, the suspect and another individual escaped the premises.
The dual escapees are categorized as dangerous due to their mental health issues. At least one of them is suspected to be armed with a knife. Both the investigating police and the health authorities responsible for the prison maintain strategic silence concerning further details, citing operational reasons.
Recognizable Remmo Prison Attempt
Only a few days prior, insiders aimed to free a high-profile Berlin Remmo clan member of Arab origin from a different city psychiatric facility in Budenberg. Regrettably, this escape plan was thwarted by the alert guards after detecting the break-in and intervening. The would-be liberators fled the scene.
Various escape attempts and prisoners on the loose are not exclusively confined to Berlin. Dec. 14 witnessed an inmate's escape from Mannheim Prison when he exploited an opportunity during a doctor's visit at the neighboring Ludwigshafen clinic. Oct. 30 marked the day a prisoner from Bruchsal Prison successfully fled during a supervised excursion to a quarry pond, while still evading capture.
An inmate, lacking proper authorization, went unnoticed following an unguided exit at a psychiatric clinic in Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Dec. 11. Surrendering himself to a Rhineland-Palatinate police station a few days later.
International Response
The escalating criminal incidents in Berlin, including recent escape attempts from secure facilities, have prompted international concern. Most recently, an unsuccessful escape attempt targeting a high-profile criminal at a different Berlin psychiatric facility occurred last week. Now, the police are on the hunt for two potentially armed and dangerous individuals who recently escaped from Berlin-Reinickendorf's psychiatric facility, potentially posing a threat to public safety.
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