Blade in the cheek

Big surprise after knife attack at train station

A large-scale manhunt yielded no results. The victim revealed the reason for this to the officers on Sunday.

(Bild: Scharinger Daniel/Pressefoto Scharinger © Daniel Scharinger)

As reported, the police were called to St. Pantaleon station in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria on Saturday evening. It was reported that a man had been left there with a knife in his cheek after a wild argument. But the truth came to light late on Sunday morning! 

The shock was great on Saturday evening. Officers were alerted to St. Pantaleon station in the Innviertel region of Upper Austria. A seriously injured Pole (40) had called the emergency services himself - there had been a serious altercation and he had a knife stuck in his cheek. The perpetrator had fled, reported the injured man, who was responsive and stable when the emergency services arrived.

Large-scale manhunt launched immediately
After receiving emergency medical treatment, the 40-year-old was taken to Salzburg Hospital. Meanwhile, the officers wasted no time and launched a large-scale manhunt. The perpetrator - believed to be a man from the Arab region who spoke broken German - was even searched for by helicopter in the surrounding area and in the area bordering Salzburg.

Unexpected turn of events
However, the interrogation of the victim on Sunday morning brought a twist that nobody had expected. The 40-year-old quickly confessed that he had rammed the knife into his own face - there had never been an Arab perpetrator. As it turned out later, it was not the first time that the Pole had injured himself.