[DW] Finnish police have released new information on the young Moroccan who allegedly killed two women in a Turku stabbing rampage. The man had been falsely identified as 18-year-old Abderrahman Mechkah.
| He had been falsely identified by none other than himself -- in brief, he lied, as does the passive construction of the above sentence. And when lying no longer accomplished his goals, he murdered as many as he could. |
The suspect gave a false name and age when talking to the police after last week's attack, authorities said on Sunday. The police have since determined that he was born in 1994, and that his name is not Abderrahman Mechkah, as previously stated. The suspect also used a false name when he requested asylum in Finland in 2016.
| The age thing was discussed here the other day, but really, that's just playing the odds. |
Officials refused to release the suspect's real name to the media. His true identity was reportedly provided by international police contacts.
"His identity has now been confirmed, so we know who we are dealing with," Detective Chief Inspector Crista Granroth of the National Bureau of Investigation told the Rooters news agency.
Previously, German authorities said that the suspect used multiple identities while living in Germany between late 2015 and early 2016. |