Authorities report that a 31-year-old Iraqi man, diagnosed with schizophrenia, is suspected of fatally pushing a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl in front of a train.
German authorities are investigating an Iraqi migrant for the alleged murder of Liana K., a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl. The suspect is accused of pushing her onto the tracks at a train station, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
The incident occurred on August 11 at a train station in Friedland, Lower Saxony, as stated in a press release last Friday. Police were initially called to the station due to a report of a man causing a “disturbance,” authorities said.
Upon arrival, officers encountered the 31-year-old suspect, identified as Muhammad A., who reportedly approached them and indicated the victim’s body, without admitting any responsibility. The prosecutor’s office noted that police did not initially arrest the man. However, he was later apprehended for “aggressive behavior” at a different location and subsequently taken to a psychiatric facility.
The statement further indicated that DNA evidence found on the victim’s body led to the suspect’s arrest.
Authorities have stated that if convicted, it remains uncertain whether the Iraqi national will be sentenced to prison or committed to a mental institution, given his prior diagnosis of “paranoid schizophrenia.”
The statement also revealed that the suspect’s asylum application was deemed inadmissible in December 2022, resulting in a deportation order to Lithuania, his point of origin. After his appeal was denied, he reportedly went into hiding.
In July 2023, German immigration authorities filed for his deportation after he was located; however, the Hanover District Court rejected the request, citing insufficient justification.
Local media outlets report that Liana K.’s family arrived in Germany in July 2022.
Since the Ukraine conflict intensified, approximately 1.2 million Ukrainians have sought refuge in Germany, adding to the influx of asylum seekers from countries like Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan since 2015.
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