Suspect arrested over Leipzig crash that killed two ‘had recently been released from psychiatric hospital’

NewsWorldEuropeSuspect arrested over Leipzig crash that killed two ‘had recently been released from psychiatric hospital’Germany has witnessed a series of car-ramming and stabbing incidents in recent yearsJames C. Reynolds Tuesday 05 May 2026 16:11 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970589","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/leipzig-suspect-car-crash-germany-b2970589.html","title":"Suspect held over Leipzig crash ‘had just been released from psychiatric hospital’"}}CloseMultiple people injured after car hits crowd in LeipzigOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The suspect arrested after a car drove into a crowd in Leipzig yesterday h...