At Stachus square in Munich, an assailant stabbed a police officer and fled the scene, but his escape did not last long. A specialist from the police department was brought in to apprehend him and quickly located the perpetrator.
An Israeli asylum seeker (31) was on the platform of the Karlsplatz subway station on Monday (November 10) at 5:30 a.m. A plainclothes police officer, returning home after a night shift, was nearby.
According to police, the Israeli man littered on the floor. When the officer reprimanded him and issued a ban from the premises, the situation escalated instantly. The Israeli citizen, police reported, attacked the officer with a 30-centimeter-long kitchen knife.
The assailant reportedly stabbed downward, posing a direct threat to the officer’s life. The officer was not carrying his service weapon but managed to fend off the knife attacks using his backpack. Fortunately, he was not injured. After the assault, the perpetrator fled but was quickly identified.
Munich Police Specialists Possess Enhanced Facial Recognition Abilities
An immediate manhunt initially yielded no results. Then, video footage of the incident was analyzed by a so-called “super-recognizer.” These officers possess an exceptional ability to remember faces. The department employs three such specialists: two full-time and one alongside other duties. By forming this unit in April 2018, Munich police became a pioneer in this field within Germany and continental Europe. Super-recognizers now work in many other German states.
The facial identification specialist recognized the perpetrator, who was already known to police. Later that day at 11:20 a.m., officers arrested the man at an asylum seeker center on Preysingstraße. He was brought before a judge for a custody hearing.
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