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Afghan Asylum Seeker Charged with Stabbing Boss 26 Times

11/6/2025

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Sayed Akbar S., an Afghan asylum seeker, is charged with murdering his boss, Magda M., in Krefeld, Germany.
He allegedly stabbed her 26 times with a knife in an unprovoked attack.
German authorities rejected his asylum application but deemed it too dangerous to deport him back to Afghanistan.
The Home Office faces scrutiny over its handling of asylum applications.

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Sayed Akbar S., an Afghan asylum seeker, is charged with murdering his boss, Magda M., in Krefeld, Germany.
He allegedly stabbed her 26 times with a knife in an unprovoked attack.
German authorities rejected his asylum application but deemed it too dangerous to deport him back to Afghanistan.
The Home Office faces scrutiny over its handling of asylum applications.