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On Friday evening, October 16, a knife attack occurred at a nursing home in western Germany. One of the residents of the facility attacked elderly women who were in the nursing home's café. According to LETA, citing the DPA agency, the tragedy took place in the town of Olfen, located near Dortmund. According to the police, a 72-year-old man inflicted knife wounds on several residents of the facility. One of the victims, an 86-year-old woman, died at the scene. Two other women, aged 81 and 83, sustained serious injuries. The condition of one of them is assessed as life-threatening. The police also reported that the man attempted to attack other residents of the facility with a knife. No information about additional victims has been provided. The suspect was also a resident of this nursing home. He did not resist arrest. To investigate the murder, the police have formed a special investigative group. The motives for the attack and the circumstances leading up to the incident have not yet been disclosed. ## What is known about the nursing home According to the German newspaper Bild, the attack occurred at the St. Vitus-Stift facility, which is managed by the local government of Olfen. The nursing home houses 77 elderly people who require medical care and daily assistance due to health conditions. In addition, the complex includes 36 individual apartments with the option of receiving care services, as well as group apartments for elderly people with dementia. It is still unknown whether the attacker and the victims were acquainted with each other and what may have provoked the violence. The investigation is ongoing.
