Bad Sülze (dpa / mv) – Because of an alleged attack on his former partner, a 45-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of attempted murder. The German is said to have lured the 42-year-old to his apartment in Bad Sülze on Thursday evening and tried to strangle her, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. According to your information, the man used an unspecified tool.

A police statement said there had been an argument beforehand. Accordingly, the woman was able to free herself and escape from the apartment building. The suspect followed her, tried again to strangle her, brought her down and hit the woman who was lying on the ground. Only after a witness became aware of the incident did he let go of his ex-partner.

According to the police spokeswoman, the man returned to his apartment and was arrested there by the police. The public prosecutor’s office therefore saw the accusation of insidiousness and had filed an application for arrest for attempted murder. The District Court of Stralsund issued an arrest warrant against the suspect. According to the police spokeswoman, the suspect did not make any statement in a first hearing. The investigations continued.