# Germany arrests 19-year-old accused of grooming teens into self-harm and inciting fatal Russian school stabbing

https://mins.news/en/item/27634

- Meduza, 2026-08-20 18:27 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/20/germany-arrests-19-year-old-accused-of-running-online-groups-that-groomed-teens-into-self-harm-and-incited-a-fatal-stabbing-at-a-russian-school

> Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office says it detained 19-year-old Kai M., who allegedly belonged to and founded two “right-wing extremist” criminal groups. Prosecutors accuse the groups of manipulating and coercing young people online into degrading acts and self-harm, and say Kai M. and others incited a teenager in Russia to fatally stab a child at school. He also allegedly urged the murder of a U.S. citizen and influenced teenagers in the U.S. and Sweden to set vehicles on fire.

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