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accused of carrying out last week’s fatal attack on a ticket inspector in Germany have described him as aggressive and withdrawn.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.
