Only four months after his release from prison, knifeman Khalid O. stabbed and seriously injured another person. The 29-year-old should have been deported to Eritrea long ago, but Germany cannot get rid of him.
Investigators are now convinced that Khalid O. stabbed a Libyan (33) in an apartment in Dresden, presumably over drugs. According to sources,, the victim suffered severe back injuries and was taken to a hospital.
“The investigating judge issued an arrest warrant for attempted manslaughter in conjunction with dangerous bodily harm,” said senior public prosecutor Jürgen Schmidt, according to German newspaper Bild.
The Eritrean was only released from prison on June 11, 2024, having served four years in prison for grievous bodily harm after attacking three refugees, also in Dresden-Gorbitz. Khalid O. had rammed his knife into one of the victim’s stomach and chest, and tried to stab another in the neck, while the third was seriously injured after jumping out of the window in fear.
When the police arrested the Eritrean, he had three knives in his trouser pocket.
Khalid O. was also considered a problem prisoner while in prison. He spat at and insulted justice employees, attacked fellow prisoners, and tried to dig his way under the security fence with his bare hands.
Just six days after his release from prison, the Eritrean, who came to Germany during the refugee wave of 2015, caused a riot in a police station. He then hit a train employee who caught him riding the train without a ticket. When the police later arrested him, he again had a kitchen knife in his pants pocket.
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) revoked the Eritrean’s “protection status as an asylum seeker,” and sought a deportation. However, Khalid O. immediately filed a lawsuit against the BAMF’s decision.
Until a verdict is reached, he is officially “tolerated” and therefore may not be taken into deportation detention or custody pending departure.
The responsible State Directorate of Saxony has not yet provided any information on the current status of the procedure.
However, even if the knife-wielding man loses in court, he will be able to stay because he does not have a passport.
“The person concerned does not have the necessary travel documents,” confirms regional directorate spokeswoman Valerie Eckl.
