DNA traces from the suspected perpetrator had been apparently discovered on the knife

On Saturday, a suspect turned himself in after the assault in Solingen. Now apparently traces of his DNA have been discovered on the knife.

Forensic scientists discovered the alleged Solingen attacker’s DNA on the homicide weapon. That is reported by “Spiegel”, citing a secret police doc. The homicide weapon is alleged to be a 15 centimeter lengthy knife discovered close to the scene of the crime.

In accordance with info from Spiegel, when looking out the realm across the scene of the crime, the investigators discovered a cell phone and a pill beneath the duvet of a manhole. The investigation into this continues, in response to a confidential police doc.

Apparently the legal bought the homicide weapon from the asylum seekers house he lived in in Solingen. On this case, such a knife was lacking from a knife block of the identical model.

On Friday, three folks had been killed and eight others injured in a knife assault in Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Federal Prosecutor’s Workplace has now taken over the case and is investigating a homicide suspect and suspected membership within the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia. The suspect, 26-year-old Syrian Issa al-Hassan, later turned himself into police and is in custody.