Two dead at school near Berlin: victim was kindergarten educator, 19-year-old arrested

A 30-year-old educator and an 18-year-old woman were killed in a violent attack in Gosen-Neu Zittau. A 19-year-old German man is in police custody.

Two dead at school near Berlin: victim was kindergarten educator, 19-year-old arrested

Educator and young woman killed in attack at school premises

According to Google News DE — Crime (de), police have released new information about the victims following the fatal attack at a school near Berlin. One of the two people killed was a 30-year-old kindergarten educator. The kindergarten is located on the same premises as a primary school and a secondary school in Gosen-Neu Zittau in Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg. It had previously been incorrectly reported that the 30-year-old was a caretaker — police had not confirmed this at the time.

During the attack on Thursday, an 18-year-old woman was also killed. According to media reports, she was said to be the ex-girlfriend of the suspected perpetrator. Police confirmed that it was a case of intimate partner violence and provided the woman's age. Whether she was a pupil at the school, as reported by RBB, the authorities have left open so far.

A 19-year-old German man is considered the suspected perpetrator. He was provisionally arrested and is in police custody.

Source: Google News DE — Crime (de)

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