During the assault, the man and woman's young son sat in the car. Prior to dragging her down the road, the man had attacked the woman with a knife and an axe, both hitting and stabbing her. The young woman was immediately taken to hospital and remarkably survived the brutal assault, although to this day she suffers severely from the effects of her injuries. Originally he had intended to kill himself after giving back their son to his ex-girlfriend, he claimed. According to media reports at the time, the man and woman belonged to two different Kurdish families from the Hameln area.

Source: The Local May 22, 2017 10:07 UTC