Arrests After Robbery in Subway Station Gumpendorfer Gürtel

According to initial investigations, the unknown men first asked the victim for cigarettes. When the 25-year-old opened his bag, two of the suspects attempted to snatch it from him using physical force, including hitting and choking.

Two Arrests After Robbery at Gumpendorfer Gürtel Subway Station

The victim stated that he used pepper spray in self-defense and sprayed it towards the attackers. However, the perpetrators managed to escape with the stolen phone, cash, and medication. Officers from the Margareten City Police Command, who were conducting a focused patrol in the area, stopped two suspects at the subway forecourt while they were rinsing their eyes at a fountain. Both men refused medical assistance. During the search of their persons, the stolen medication was secured. Cash and the mobile phone remained missing. The search for the other unknown perpetrators was unsuccessful. The two arrested, a 20-year-old and a 30-year-old, were provisionally detained and charged with suspicion of robbery, and they are in police custody. The Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Central Branch, is leading the investigation.

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