A sixth person has died following the car-ramming attack at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg.
A 52-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries in hospital, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office in Naumburg told dpa on Monday.
The attack on December 20 saw a 50-year-old man drive a car into crowds attending the market, killing a 9-year-old boy and five women aged between 45 and 75. At least 299 injuries were reported.
The suspect, from Saudi Arabia, is in custody. He was previously involved in seven police investigations between April 2023 and October 2024.
According to the public prosecutor’s office in Naumburg in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, of which Magdeburg is the capital, investigators are due to commission an expert opinion to determine whether the suspect is mentally ill.
Security provisions at the market are also under investigation. According to the state’s interior ministry, escape and rescue routes were not secured with steel chains, while a police vehicle was parked metres away from its intended location.
