Germany knife attack LIVE: One dead and two injured in Mellrichstadt attack

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At least one person has been killed in the horror rampage.

09:02, Tue, Jul 1, 2025 | UPDATED: 09:03, Tue, Jul 1, 2025

A knife attack in Germany has left at least one dead. live

A knife attack in Germany has left at least one dead. (Image: Google Maps)

A horrific stabbing attack has left at least one person dead and two more injured in Mellrichstadt, Germany. A man attacked four employees of a utility company in the small Bavarian town, and a 21-year-old German citizen was arrested at the scene, according to German outlet Bild. It is believed that the person who was killed, 59, was stabbed in the neck and upper body.

Two seriously injured individuals are aged 55 and 62. "Caring for the injured is our top priority, as is clarifying the exact circumstances of the crime," a police spokesman said. They added: "A police operation is currently underway in Mellrichstadt. Police officers and emergency services are on scene in large numbers."

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16 mins ago09:02 Adam Toms

Contact point set up

A contact point for relatives and the public has been set up in the Oskar-Herbig-Halle on Bahnhofstraße, police say.

The local force said on X: "Our support team and the BRK are already on site as contact persons."

Officers are investigating with "high urgency".

17 mins ago09:01 Adam Toms

Circumstances 'unclear'

Police have said that the circumstances of the incident are "currently still unclear".

Officials added: "Our criminal police have begun their work on-site and are investigating with high urgency.

"An initial press release with further information will follow shortly."

22 mins ago08:56 Adam Toms

Ages of those attacked

Police have said that the deceased person was 59-years-old, and the two seriously injured individuals aged 55 and 62.

They added that they are employees of the company.

The alleged weapon, a knife, has been seized, officials have confirmed.

27 mins ago08:51 Adam Toms

Motive unclear

The motive of the alleged attacker is currently unclear, but police have confirmed that the 21-year-old arrested in connection with the incident is a German citizen.

There was never any danger to the public, Bild reports.

One person died at the scene from their injuries.

30 mins ago08:48 Adam Toms

Where did the incident happen?

The reported multiple stabbing is understood to have involved employees of Überlandwerke Rhön in Mellrichstadt.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested after an attack saw one person killed and three people were injured, some seriously.

Bild reports that the dead individual suffered multiple stab wounds to their upper body, including his neck.

33 mins ago08:45 Adam Toms

Company has 220 employees

Bild has reported that the company where the attack is thought to have taken place, Überlandwerk Rhön GmbH, is an energy supply firm that serves the Rhön region.

220 people are employed by it, including 20 trainees.

Mellrichstadt is a town in the Rhön-Grabfeld district of Bavaria, near the border with Thuringia.

36 mins ago08:42 Adam Toms