German police are on the hunt for a 37-year-old Somali man with “bad teeth” after he nearly murdered a 37-year-old acquaintance of his.
The suspect, Yaasin Abdilaahi Mahamed, is described as “dangerous,” with police accusing him of stabbing a victim several times on Oct. 10 inside an apartment in the town of Bad Salzuflen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The police indicated that the two men knew each other.
The stab wounds were so severe that by the time rescue workers arrived, the victim was nearly dead.
However, medical workers were able to save the man’s life, according to a report from Bild.
Yaasin Abdilaahi Mahamed fled the apartment after the stabbing and remains on the run. A homicide squad is currently on a manhunt for the suspect and have released the suspect’s image along with a detailed description.
Police are warning Germans not to approach Mahamed. They describe him as dark skinned, with curly hair, brown eyes, 30 to 40 years old, and a strong physique. Police also point out the “very poor condition of his incisors” as well as the fact that he speaks in broken German.
Somalis also happen to be vastly overrepresented in the German criminal statistics. In fact, in 2020, one in ten Somalis in the country were considered suspects in a crime. Mahamed is also not the first Somali in recent times to go on the run after a heinous crime.
On Dec. 14, 2024, 51-year-old suspect Mohammed A.K. got into an argument with a 29-year-old man in his asylum center in Halstendbek in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Both men drew knives, with Mohammed A.K. killed the man. He was slated for deportation but then disappeared from his refugee accommodation.
In fact, there are at least 3,657 Somalis in Germany who are required to leave the country, as of 2024.
🇩🇪 Violent crime in Germany hit a record high in 2024, and now more and more Germans are afraid to leave their homes.
🔺55% believe the police have lost control of public spaces
🔺38% fear falling victim to crime in public spaces versus 28% in 2018
🔺Only 39% believe the police… pic.twitter.com/4sW5uiCPJA
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