The suspect, a 28-year-old Afghan national, soon after he fled Schöntal Park in Aschaffenburg, police say.
BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 03: The German national flag is seen in front of a ferris wheel near an amusement area set up along 17th of June Street in Tiergarten Park near the Brandenburg Gate on German Unity Day on October 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
A group of young children, including the 2-year-old boy, was in the park when the suspect attacked, according to the police department. The passerby was attacked when he tried to intervene, the agency noted. He suffered severe injuries and died at the scene, the press release says. Police had learned about the suspect several times in the past, the agency noted. He had a history of mental illness, which became apparent during the execution of a search warrant at his home, the press release says.
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