Police erred in assessing threat represented by woman who went on to kill in shopping mall

Prague Police have admitted error on the part of officers who responded to an attack by a 33-year-old woman against a stranger in a café restroom; according to a statement by police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulová, officers failed to assess the seriousness of the situation and to relay important information about the attack to doctors at a psychiatric clinic where the suspect was taken. The woman was released not long after and later fatally stabed a person at a Prague shopping mall. The General Inspection of the Security Forces is investigating how the initial incident was handled by responding officers.

Author: Jan Velinger