The act happened at the intersection of Maximilianstrasse and Mühlenstrasse in Berlin Pankow, near a refugee home in which, according to initial information, at least the woman – who left six children after her violent death – was accommodated. Apparently the perpetrator, a 42-year-old Afghan, ambushed her at the refugee home – he is said to be the woman’s ex-partner and the father of her children. 

As a police spokesman reported, the crime happened around 10 a.m. The man first rammed a knife into the young mother’s stomach before cutting her throat – in front of the shocked eyes of passers-by. Before anyone could intervene, the man fled – while the woman succumbed to her severe injuries at the scene.

The Berlin police immediately launched a large-scale search, and the perpetrator was arrested just three hours after the crime – he had returned to the scene of the crime. The police are currently examining connections to the refugee home on Pankower Mühlenstraße, since, as mentioned, at least the woman is said to have lived there.