20/11/2019 17:30
Son of former German President Richard von Weizsäcker stabbed to death
The son of former German President Richard von Weizsäcker has been stabbed to death at a Berlin hospital.
Doctor Fritz von Weizsäcker, 59, had just given a lecture on liver diseases.
His father served as president during the reunification of Germany in 1990.
The suspect, also in his 50s, is in police custody. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. An off-duty policeman was seriously injured when he stepped in to overpower the attacker.
Despite efforts to save Mr von Weizsäcker, he died at the scene.
The attack occurred at the Schlosspark hospital in western Berlin neighbourhood of Charlottenburg, where he worked as a doctor.