2025 Hamburg stabbing attack
| 2025 Hamburg stabbing attack | |
|---|---|
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in 2013 | |
| Location | 53°33′10″N 10°00′23″E / 53.55278°N 10.00639°E Altstadt, Hamburg, Germany |
| Date | 23 May 2025 18:05 (CEST) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
| Weapon | Vegetable knife |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 18 (3 indirect) |
| Perpetrator | Lydia S. |
| Charges | 21 counts of attempted manslaughter, including fifteen coinciding with dangerous bodily harm |
| Verdict | Not criminally responsible |
On 23 May 2025, a mass stabbing took place at the central train station of Hamburg, Germany. Eighteen people were wounded. Passersby subdued the perpetrator, 39-year-old Lydia S., until the arrival of Hamburg Police. Police ruled out political or terrorist motives, and due to the perpetrator's history, they have strong reasons to believe that she was affected by mental illness. In January 2026, Lydia S. was found not criminally responsible due to schizophrenia and placed in indefinite holding at a forensic psychiatric facility.