Driver ploughs car into crowd in German city of Leipzig, killing 2
The driver, a 33-year-old German citizen, was detained for what authorities described as a deliberate rampage
A man suspected of ploughing a car into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig, killing two people, had recently been treated for mental health problems, reports said on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old German national allegedly drove the vehicle Monday at high speed down a main street in the historic centre of the eastern city, leaving two people dead and many others injured.
The driver, a 33-year-old German man, was arrested at the scene and officials have said they do not believe he had a political or religious motive.
Authorities have not commented directly on his mental health but both the Bild daily and local broadcaster MDR reported that he had recently been receiving treatment in a psychiatric facility.
Bild said he had admitted himself to the centre, but was asked to leave on Sunday due to aggressive behaviour towards other patients.
It was not clear whether the institution had informed the police before his release, which they are required to do in cases where a patient could pose a danger, it said.