Boy, 2, & man, 41, stabbed to death & second child seriously injured as knifeman attacks nursery group in Germany

A BOY, aged two, and a man, 41, have been stabbed to death in a horror attack in Germany after a knifeman ambushed a nursery group.

Two more people including a child were reportedly seriously injured and rushed to hospital after the rampage in the Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg.

Cops rushed to the scene at a local park on Wednesday morning - where a cordon remains across much of the 22 acre area.

Officers said a motive for the horrific stabbing is unclear.

The suspect had allegedly been following a day care group of five young children before launching the attack.

A man, described by police as a 28-year-old Afghan national, has since been arrested.

He was named by German outlet as Enamullah O and reportedly lives in asylum accommodation.

The suspect was detained in Schoental park where the ambush occurred at around 11.45am local time.

An eyewitness told Main-Echo, a daily newspaper in Aschaffenburg, that the man was taken away "in a headlock".

Another witness was questioned after the shocking incident.

Local train services were stopped temporarily when he tried to flee along the tracks, according to German news agency DPA.

In November 2024 local police described parts of the park as a "dangerous place";, reports.

Regular foot patrols are apparently carried out in the vast park.

The Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann is due to arrive near the scene of the stabbing before 5pm local time where he will make a statement.