Germany: 57-year-old man stabs child at a store in Munich; victim stable but cause unclear

A 10-year-old boy was attacked with a knife by a 57-year-old man in a department store based in Munich, on Saturday evening. Citing news ncy dpa, Associated Press said that German police confirmed incident and 50 officers reached incident site. police officers said that incident happened at TK Maxx department store in Munich.

According to a report by Bayerischer Rundfunk, child was injured on his neck and shoulder. local media said that injured child was shifted to a nearby hospital, where his condition was said to be stable. re was connection between man and child.

police told local media that suspect was arrested and is being investigated for attempted homicide. tably, this was t first time such an incident happened in a department store. Several such incidents have been reported in Munich in past decade.

Earlier on vember 6, Saturday, a 27-year-old man stabbed four people with a knife on a German high-speed train, authorities told AP on Sunday. authorities said that man attacked people randomly and showed signs of mental illness. Also, authorities denied motive of terrorist attacks behind incident. Meanwhile, suspect was arrested on train and was taken to a psychiatric clinic.

accused is a Syrian citizen: Authorities

"Using an 8-centimetre (3.1-inch) folding knife, suspect first went after a 26-year-old man in same train car, wounding him in head. suspect n attacked a 60-year-old man, who was wounded on his head and torso and wounded ar 60-year-old man. He n fled to ar train car and stabbed a 39-year-old man on his upper body," authorities told Associated Press. 

According to Police, accused is a Syrian citizen and landed in Germany in 2014. Subsequently, he was granted asylum and had been living in Passa. suspect reportedly lost his job day before attack, said authorities.

"As per initial probe, accused has been suffering from mental illness, including potential paraid schizophrenia," chief prosecutor Gerhard Neuhof told AP. 

With inputs from AP

Im: AP