The death toll from the attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20 has risen to six, a judicial source announced on Monday.
A 52-year-old woman died in hospital, the prosecution announced, two weeks after the attack, which is suspected to have been carried out by Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006.
The attacker ran over people at the Christmas market with his car, also injuring around 200 people.
On Monday, the German government said that the suspect in the attack showed signs of psychiatric disorders.
"What is striking are the thousands of statements" made by the alleged attacker on social media "which indicate a pathological psyche", said Interior Minister Nancy Faeser after a hearing at the Internal Affairs Committee of the National Chamber of Deputies.
This is the first time that the German authorities have officially confirmed that the alleged perpetrator, who was arrested at the scene of the attack, had psychological problems.
The perpetrator, who is known for his hostile views towards Islam, has broken with his religion and his country of origin.
Several opposition voices and some media outlets accuse the German authorities of serious errors of judgement, since the alleged perpetrator, currently in pre-trial detention, had previously raised alarming signs.
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