Crime scene Schwedenplatz

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Officers administered first aid to the man lying on the ground and called the emergency services.

(Bild: APA/Herbert Neubauer (Archivbild))

On Saturday night, a bloody altercation took place on Morzinplatz near Schwedenplatz in the center of Vienna. A man was seriously injured by knife wounds.

At around midnight, a passer-by approached several police officers who were on patrol duty. He reported that an unknown man had stabbed a man shortly before.

Found covered in blood
When the officers arrived at the scene, they found a 20-year-old man lying on the ground bleeding. They immediately administered first aid and alerted the emergency services. The man received emergency medical treatment from the Vienna Professional Rescue Service and was immediately taken to hospital.

No questioning possible on site
The background to the violent attack is still unclear. As the victim does not speak German, it was not possible to question him at the scene. The perpetrator fled in an unknown direction after the attack. The Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation, so far there is no trace of the suspected perpetrator.