Knife Attack in Vienna-Donaustadt: Man Injured in Dispute

During a dispute in Seestadt Aspern on Friday, a man was attacked by his neighbor with a knife and injured on the right forearm. Attentive passersby found the victim lying bleeding on the street, they alerted the rescue services and provided first aid until they arrived. The suspect was arrested in a supervised residential facility, the police reported.

Neighborhood Dispute in Vienna-Donaustadt

According to the injured Iranian, there had been a dispute with his Austrian neighbor before the attack. During the altercation, the suspect injured him with a knife. He then ran onto the street in a state of shock.

The injured man was provided with emergency medical care by the rescue service and taken to a hospital. The police, together with the special unit Wega, went to the crime scene, a supervised residential facility. There, the suspect was found in his room.

Provisionally Arrested

During the search, officers found a folding knife, a gas pressure pistol, and a small amount of narcotics. A restraining and approach ban was issued against the man, who was already subject to a standing weapons ban. He was provisionally arrested and charged with suspected intentional serious bodily harm as well as under the Weapons Act and the Narcotics Act.

(APA/Red)

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