Neighbours of the man accused of carrying out last week’s fatal attack on a ticket inspector in Germany have described him as aggressive and withdrawn. The suspect, who had been living in the municipality of Leudelange, reportedly rented a room in a shared house. According to German tabloid Bild, he had moved to the Grand Duchy from Greece around six months ago.
A reporter who spoke to neighbours said they characterised the man as a loner who kept largely to himself but had displayed aggressive behaviour. They also claimed he used three different mobile phone numbers, including British, German, and Luxembourgish numbers.
The man, who is of Greek and Albanian origin, is currently in pre-trial detention in Zweibrücken. He is accused of fatally assaulting a ticket inspector on a regional train in Rhineland-Palatinate after allegedly being asked to show a valid ticket. Witnesses and surveillance footage are said to support the prosecution’s account of events.
Leudelange Mayor Lou Linster has confirmed in the meantime that the presumed suspect lived in a house in his municipality, specifically in the area of Schléiwenhaff. The 27-year-old Greek national had been officially registered at that address for five months, Linster said in response to an RTL enquiry.
According to the mayor, the municipality had received no complaints about violence or noise related to the property. The only concerns raised by neighbours involved cars parked along the street without valid permit.
The building in question is a single-family house that was converted into a co-living residence two years ago. The municipality has carried out two inspections of the six furnished rooms.
Five people are currently living there, Linster added.
