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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - After the life-threatening attack on a 43-year-old in Düsseldorf, the public prosecutor's office evaluates the act as attempted murder.
The alleged perpetrator insidiously attacked his victim after a preliminary assessment, said a spokeswoman for the prosecutor on Tuesday.
Accordingly, she applied for an arrest warrant for attempted murder.
The investigators remained covered with information about the motive and the background to the crime.
A 45-year-old was arrested by SEK officials in his apartment after the crime.
The attack took place on the street in another part of the city.
Local residents called the police at 6:40 a.m. on Monday because they heard cries for help.
The police then found the seriously injured man on the street.
Before an ambulance took him to a hospital, he was able to tell the investigators the name of his attacker.
A homicide squad started the investigation.
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The suspected Moroccan should be brought before a judge on Tuesday.
The 45-year-old is said to have attacked his victim with a "pointed, sharp object".
The injuries were potentially life-threatening.
Without rapid medical care, the victim could have bleed to death.
The 43-year-old also had traces of "blunt violence".