German killed in Berlin: How the Shadi S. case refires the debate on Syria deportations

A Syrian refugee stabs a young man in the Berlin subway – despite numerous criminal records, he was on the loose. The case sparks a political debate about deportations, failure by the authorities and the borders of the rule of law.

Shadi S. killed fitness coach Steve H. in a Berlin subway station and was shot by the police themselves. Now there are signs of a government failure.

The death of Steve H. would have been avoidable. Berlin – April 12, 2025: A tragic incident once again shook the capital. On Saturday afternoon, a fatal knife attack occurred in the Berlin subway (we reported – read the full article here): 29-year-old German Steve H. was stabbed by a Syrian man – in the middle of the train of the U12 line, in front of several passengers. The perpetrator: a 43-year-old refugee, who had been convicted several time…