Son of former German president von Weizsäcker stabbed to death in Berlin

Fritz von Weizsäcker, the son of the late President Richard von Weizsäcker, was stabbed to death on Tuesday while giving a lecture at a Berlin hospital, according to local police.

Authorities said a man stabbed von Weizsäcker, 59, during his medical lecture at the Schlosspark Clinic in the western Berlin neighbourhood of Charlottenburg, where von Weizsäcker is the head of Gastroenterology. Police apprehended the attacker with the help of members of the crowd.

One other person in the audience, who police said was there privately, was also seriously injured while trying to stop the attacker. That person was taken to a different hospital to receive treatment, Berlin’s fire department said on Twitter.

Von Weizsäcker had a long career in medicine. He worked in Freiburg, Boston and Zurich before taking his post at the Schlosspark Clinic in Berlin in 2005.

He is one of four children of Richard von Weizsäcker, who served as German president from 1984-1994 and passed away in 2015.

Via DW