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Potsdam (AP) - In the Nikolaikirche in Potsdam, a memorial service for the victims of the violence began on Thursday evening in a dormitory for people with disabilities.
"We mourn together, people from the Oberlinhaus and all of Potsdam, Brandenburger and far beyond," said the theological director of the diaconal institution Oberlinhaus, Matthias Fichtmüller, at the opening.
Fichtmüller quoted the Revelation of John from the New Testament: "God will wipe away all tears from your eyes and death will be no more."
Four white wheelchairs were set up on the gallery in front of the altar to commemorate the four killed residents.
A sign interpreter translated the speeches from a pulpit.
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The city and the diaconal institution Oberlinhaus had invited relatives of the victims and residents of the home as well as Potsdam citizens after prior registration to the service.
In total, there was only room for 140 people in the church under Corona conditions.
The service was therefore broadcast via live stream.
A condolence book was on display in the old market in front of the church.
A digital condolence book has also been activated since Thursday.
In addition to Fichtmüller, Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke, Lord Mayor Mike Schubert (SPD) and the Federal Commissioner for Issues of People with Disabilities, Jürgen Dusel, wanted to speak at the commemoration.
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A now 52-year-old dormitory employee is said to have deliberately killed the four residents of the facility for the disabled and seriously injured another woman last Wednesday.
She was arrested after the fact and one day later temporarily brought to the forensics department of the psychiatric ward in Brandenburg / Havel.
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