‘Deranged’ killer lured victims with offer of free food
Grief-stricken mourners struggle to come to terms with the carnage.
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Mr Heimberger said: “It appears Police described Sonboly as a it was prepared by the suspect and “deranged loner” and one theory then sent out.” behind the carnage is that the teenPolice also said there were ager was seeking revenge after indications the gunman had years of bullying. been in psychiatric care He was “obsessed” with video and treated for games and had threatened to depression. murder friends before telling them
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“frenzied attacks”, Steinktaus- Koch, said Sonboly might have been receiving psychiatric care.
“We are assuming he may have suffered from depression,” he said.
“As far as we know he has no criminal record.
“In 2010 and 2012 he was the victim of an attack – on one occasion he was beaten by three young offenders.”
The German- Iranian’s body was found about half a mile from the Olympia shopping mall where the shooting spree took place.
Seven of the dead were teenagers.
Three victims were from Kosovo, three from Turkey and one from Greece.
The killer had no known links to the Islamic State militant group, police said.
A neighbour of Sonboly described him as “very quiet”, adding: “He only ever said hi.
“His whole body language was of somebody who was very shy.”