Court remands 19-year-old after Herning shopping centre stabbing

A 19-year-old man from Herning has been remanded in custody for four weeks after being accused of attempting to murder a 60-year-old man in a stabbing at Herning Centret, a shopping centre. DR reported the decision following a hearing at the Herning court.

The man was arrested on Tuesday after the stabbing, which took place shortly after 9 a.m. The 60-year-old was stabbed in the back and taken to hospital in critical condition.

A prosecutor with the Central and West Jutland Police said the judge found reasonable grounds to suspect the 19-year-old had intended to kill the victim. The prosecutor said the suspect was not known to police as a violent person and was not involved in a conflict in Herning in recent times. He described the stabbing as likely an isolated incident.

The 19-year-old will undergo a psychiatric assessment. He denies the accusation and has appealed the decision to hold him in an ordinary remand prison, saying he wants to be transferred to a closed psychiatric ward. The hearing was held behind closed doors.