Conflict in Vienna-Ottakring Escalated: 21-Year-Old Seriously Injured

Shortly before midnight, several emergency calls were received at the Vienna police headquarters regarding a dispute on Thaliastraße. Upon arriving at the scene, officers from the Brunnengasse police station noticed a man lying on the sidewalk, being held by a younger man.

Attacker in Vienna-Ottakring Initially Ran Away

The 24-year-old stated that the man he was holding had just attacked and injured his cousin. The attacker then ran away, but he was able to catch up with him and pin him to the ground.
The detained man, a 49-year-old Austrian citizen, claimed that he had asked a young man for a cigarette and that the young man suddenly became aggressive. Feeling threatened, he allegedly struck the man with a knife sharpener he was carrying.

21-Year-Old in Vienna-Ottakring Taken to Hospital

The 21-year-old was found lying on the ground a few meters away with multiple injuries to the back of his head, as well as to an arm and wrist. He received emergency medical care from the Vienna professional rescue service and was taken to a hospital. The alleged weapon was secured. The 49-year-old was provisionally arrested and charged with suspected intentional serious bodily harm. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was taken to a Vienna correctional facility.

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