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- The mayor of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz, died in the hospital after the messer attack on Sunday.
- He was attacked by an ex-convict during a charity event with a knife.
- A revenge reaction is suspected behind the act.
It happened before the eyes of many people. The attacker jumped onstage during a charity event and repeatedly stabbed the 53-year-old with a knife. Adamowicz was injured in the heart and in other organs. He was revived on the spot and then taken to the hospital. He underwent surgery there for five hours. "Despite all our efforts, we could not save it," said the responsible physician, according to the PAP news agency.
The assailant was arrested as a result of the security forces. The indictment accuses the alleged perpetrator attempted murder. According to preliminary results, the latter acted on the basis of low reasons, said Deputy Attorney General Krzysztof Sierak. The investigation against the man continued, initially it was an accusation.
Investigators did not rule out a mental illness in the 27-year-old and announced a psychological exam.
Probably an act of revenge
It is said that the author called during the attack that he was innocently detained, they say, citing eyewitnesses. The 27-year-old Danziger reported having served more than five years in prison for bank robbery.
Adamowicz was until 2015 at the current opposition party Bürgerplattform PO.
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