Berlin: Pakistani refugee murders another refugee from Vietnam in Alexanderplatz

Just 12 hours after the homicide of a Vietnamese (27) on Alexanderplatz, the investigators of the 5th homicide squad caught a suspect.

The alleged perpetrator is said to be Pakistani Raza A. (22). The man last lived in a refugee shelter in Kreuzberg.

The suspect was overpowered and arrested by police officers near the crime scene on Friday night.

At the request of BZ, the police did not want to comment on further details and backgrounds for tactical reasons.

According to BZ, the victim was brutally hit in the face, and the perpetrator is said to have inflicted serious head injuries with a broken bottle.

An employee discovered the seriously injured man on Friday morning at around 6:20 a.m. on the water stairs at Alex and alerted the rescue workers. Despite attempts at resuscitation, the victim died on site.

At the request of the public prosecutor's office, the urgently suspected Raza A. (22) should be brought before a judge on Saturday to issue an arrest warrant. The result was still pending by the evening.

It is unclear whether the Pakistani made any statements during the interrogation. The homicide investigation is ongoing.

Source: BZ-Berlin