Why did the Mercedes employees have to die in Sindelfingen? A day after the crime, speculation abounds. Was the act politically motivated?
So far, very little is known about the suspect. The Ludwigsburg police and the Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office have so far deliberately kept a low profile. “The background to the crime and the people is currently the subject of investigations,” said a police spokesman when asked by t-online.
The suspect is a 53-year-old Turk
The only thing that has been officially confirmed so far is that the suspect is a 53-year-old man. He is a Turkish citizen and worked as an external employee for the logistics company Rhenus in the Mercedes factory “Factory 56”. The two victims were also employees of the company from Holzwickede in North Rhine-Westphalia.
On Friday afternoon, the police and public prosecutor’s office published the first details of the investigation in a press release: the murder weapon is a pistol. However, the accused does not have a firearms license. The gun was probably in his possession illegally, police said. However, the 53-year-old has not given any information so far.
Police Ludwigsburg: Speculations are rolling over
The police “neither confirm nor comment” on further information and media reports. “We will not get involved,” says the police spokesman. However, it was also clear to him that speculation would currently overturn.
These speculations are mainly about any background of the fact. The trigger is said to have been a dispute about the Turkey election. This is reported unanimously by “Bild” and RTL. The act was preceded by arguments about the political situation and orientation of Turkey.
Alleged perpetrator from Sindelfingen publishes TikTok video
The alleged perpetrator, Murat D., is an opponent of the policies of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the incumbent President of Turkey. The two victims were pro-Erdoğan, reports “Bild”, citing colleagues and acquaintances. “There was tension between Murat and the two team leaders. Murat felt oppressed, but maybe he just imagined it,” the medium quoted a colleague as saying. RTL also reports on political motives for the crime. The police declined to provide any information.
Hours before the violent crime, the alleged perpetrator published a video on TikTok in which he said in Turkish: “If your freedom is threatened, you must take it back.” Whether this is already to be understood as an announcement for the killing of two people is currently pure speculation.
