"The suspect arrested at the scene of the January 22 attack has been partially named, in line with usual practice by the German judiciary, as 28-year-old Enamullah O. He has a long history of mental illness and prosecutors said an expert assessment concluded his psychiatric state meant he was not criminally responsible. The public prosecutor's office said there was no indication the suspect acted out of extremist or terrorist motivation, and they were seeking to have him permanently confined to a psychiatric facility."
"The attacker injured a two-year-old Syrian girl, one of the teachers as well as a 72-year-old man who had also tried to protect the children. The suspect was arrested shortly afterwards and it soon emerged that the authorities had tried and failed in 2023 to deport him to Bulgaria -- the first EU country he had arrived in."
On January 22 in Aschaffenburg, a man attacked a kindergarten group in a park with a kitchen knife, targeting five toddlers and two teachers. The assault killed a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man who tried to protect the children, and wounded three others including a toddler, a teacher and a 72-year-old man. The arrested suspect, identified as 28-year-old Enamullah O., has a long history of mental illness and an expert found him not criminally responsible. Prosecutors said there was no sign of extremist motivation and sought his permanent confinement to a psychiatric facility. Authorities previously tried and failed to deport him to Bulgaria in 2023, and he allegedly threatened another resident with a knife in August 2024. The stabbings prompted intense political reactions and renewed calls for changes to asylum and border rules.
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