Prosecutor: Driver in Fatal Berlin Crash Seems Mentally Ill

Prosecutor: Driver in Fatal Berlin Crash Seems Mentally Ill
A car crashed into a store after crashing into a crowd of people in central Berlin, on June 8, 2022. Michael Sohn/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—A man accused of driving into a school group in Berlin, killing a teacher, and leaving others injured, appears to have a history of mental illness, prosecutors said Thursday, adding that there was no sign of a terrorist motive for what appeared to have been a deliberate act.

A court ordered the man placed in a secure psychiatric hospital. He faces preliminary charges of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said.