Status: 08.09.2022 04:26
The second suspect, who allegedly carried out the serious stabbings in Canada with his brother, is dead and, according to the media, he himself caused serious injuries. Shortly before, the police announced his arrest.
The second suspect, who has been on the run in recent days and believed to have helped carry out the deadly stabbings in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, is dead. Police say the suspect was hospitalized shortly after his arrest. There he was pronounced dead. The media had reported that the suspect had self-inflicted injuries.
Brother’s body found
The circumstances of the death are now to be investigated using an autopsy, police said. The man had previously been arrested in Saskatchewan near the town of Rosthern. The police had pushed his suspected stolen car off the road. The suspect was wanted in three states.
Police believe the suspect, along with his older brother, carried out the stabbing attacks at a total of 13 crime scenes on Sunday at the James Smith Cree First Nation Native Reserve and in the village of Weldon. Ten people were killed and 18 injured. Most of the victims belonged to the indigenous population. According to Saskatchewan Deputy Sheriff Rhonda Blackmore, some of them appeared to have been targeted, while others appeared to have been indiscriminately attacked.
The suspect is already serving his sentence
On Monday, officers found the older brother’s body on the James Smith Cree Nation reserve near a home officials were investigating. According to the police, the body had injuries that the brother probably could not have inflicted on himself.
Knife attacks in Canada – The remaining alleged attacker is also dead
The motive for the knife attacks is still unclear. Shortly after the crime, it was learned that the brother, also deceased, had a longer criminal record. As the AP news agency reports, he was only paroled in February after being sentenced to more than four years in prison for assault, robbery and other offences. Additionally, court documents show the suspect stabbed one of the victims who was killed in the knife attacks last weekend seven years ago.
Antje Passenheim, ARD New York, September 8, 2022 at 6:35 a.m.