Serial offender in Graz?

Robbery: 19-year-old man stabbed in the back

Police operation in the Gries district of Graz (symbolic image).

(Bild: Uta Rojsek-Wiedergut)

Three people were robbed in the Gries district on Saturday and Sunday night. Most recently, a four-figure sum of money and his passport are said to have been stolen from an 18-year-old - his 19-year-old companion was injured with a knife when he intervened. The police are now investigating whether there is a connection between the cases.

There have been brutal robberies in Graz on two consecutive nights. Most recently, on Sunday night, an 18-year-old Romanian from Graz was robbed in Maria-Stromberger-Gasse (Gries district) in the company of three friends. According to his own statements, he was attacked by unknown persons shortly after midnight. One perpetrator cut through his shoulder bag with a knife and snatched it.

Stabbed in the back
When his 19-year-old friend tried to intervene, he was stabbed in the back. The as yet unknown perpetrators fled with the bag, which is said to have contained a four-digit euro sum and a passport. The 19-year-old was taken to Graz Regional Hospital and is believed to be in a stable condition.

Series of robberies in Graz?
Two further robberies are said to have taken place the night before - the police are currently investigating reports that have been received. Two men aged 25 and 29 are said to have been robbed independently of each other on Saturday night, also in the Gries district of Graz. One of them was unharmed because he handed over his wallet to the perpetrators without resisting, while the 29-year-old suffered a blow to the forehead. He was also treated at Graz Regional Hospital. It is now being investigated whether there is a connection between the crimes.