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Afghan Stabber's Insanity Ruling Sparks Migration Policy Debate

11/2/2025

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Enamullah O., an Afghan national, was ordered to psychiatric care by a German judge after fatally stabbing two people, including a toddler, during a January kindergarten outing in Aschaffenburg.
Prosecutors argued that he was not criminally responsible due to paranoid schizophrenia.
The ruling has fueled calls for stricter migration policies by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which has boosted support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in some polls.

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Enamullah O., an Afghan national, was ordered to psychiatric care by a German judge after fatally stabbing two people, including a toddler, during a January kindergarten outing in Aschaffenburg.
Prosecutors argued that he was not criminally responsible due to paranoid schizophrenia.
The ruling has fueled calls for stricter migration policies by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, which has boosted support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in some polls.