Witness filmed
Knife attack in Vienna subway: perpetrator on the run
An altercation at the Keplerplatz subway station in Vienna-Favoriten ended with a stabbing and a robbery on Saturday night.
According to police spokesman Markus Dittrich, a 31-year-old witness observed a man shouting at another man and threatening him with a knife at around 2 am. He then grabbed his cell phone to film what was happening. The aggressor noticed this and also threatened the witness with the knife.
He then turned back to his opponent, continued to argue with him and gave him, a 24-year-old Afghan national, a superficial stab in the shoulder area. He then took his cash, an apartment key and a casino card and fled. The visibly shocked victim was left behind. Meanwhile, the witness alerted the police.
The search for the perpetrator was unsuccessful
Officers from the Ada-Christen-Gasse police station and WEGA searched for the aggressor. At the time of the crime, he was wearing a green-grey jacket, a white hoodie, blue-grey jeans or jogging pants, gray shoes with white soles and a black cap or hood. He is also said to have been accompanied by another person. However, the immediate search was unsuccessful.
The 24-year-old was given emergency medical treatment by the emergency services but did not want to be taken to hospital. His interrogation and that of the witness were still pending on Saturday morning. The investigation has been taken over by the Southern Branch of the State Office of Criminal Investigation. It cannot be ruled out that the perpetrator and victim knew each other.
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