Jüchen: Fatal attack on a car driver on A46: Suspect in custody

However, the background, the previous relationship between the alleged perpetrator and the victim as well as a motive for the crime remain unclear, as the police in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss announced.

The crime occurred on Monday morning at around 3 a.m. near the Jüchen exit of the A46 motorway. The victim, who was from Grevenbroich, was attacked with a knife and died at the scene.

The police spoke of an “aggressive crime in road traffic.” The suspect is reportedly a 25-year-old Turk from the Heinsberg district.

The passenger of the deceased was able to remember the license plate number of the car in which the suspected stabber was traveling, it was said.