(Deutsche Welle) A Syrian man who allegedly knifed three people to death at a street festival in the western city of Solingen last August entered a guilty plea as his trial began in Düsseldorf on Tuesday.
Issa Al H., 27, told the court through his lawyer that he bore “heavy blame” and had “killed innocent people,” and thus deserved and expected a life sentence.
The attack in Solingen fueled an ongoing debate on asylum policy in Germany, as the suspected attacker, who is thought to have been motivated by extremist Islamist ideology, had been slated for a deportation that failed on organizational grounds.
In addition to the three fatalities, 10 people were injured in the attack, some of them critically.
