Bloody Day in Vienna-Favoriten: Knife Attacks Result in Several Injuries

In the weapon prohibition zone in Vienna-Favoriten, two men were again injured with knives on Wednesday. The first incident occurred at 2:30 PM at Keplerplatz between two acquaintances, resulting in an arrest. In the second altercation at 6:30 PM on Senefeldergasse, two young men were attacked by a group. A 26-year-old suffered cuts from a knife, and a 19-year-old was injured by a shattering shop window. The perpetrators fled.

Dispute Among Acquaintances Ended in Knife Attack at Keplerplatz in Vienna-Favoriten

Initially, the police were alerted in the afternoon due to a dispute involving a knife at Keplerplatz. There, officers found a 38-year-old with a stab wound in the thigh. He stated that an acquaintance had inflicted the wound with a utility knife. The victim received emergency medical care from the Vienna professional rescue service and was taken to a hospital.

The accused, who was still near the crime scene, was identified by several witnesses and then provisionally arrested by the police. The 19-year-old Syrian was charged with suspected intentional serious bodily harm and was transferred to a correctional facility by order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office.

Group Attacked Men with Knife: Perpetrators at Large

In the evening, according to witness statements, a 19-year-old and a 26-year-old were attacked and injured by a group of young men on Senefeldergasse. One of the perpetrators inflicted stab and cut wounds on the 26-year-old's hand and arm with a knife. The 19-year-old was pushed so violently against a shop window that it shattered, causing him to sustain cuts on one hand, reported police spokeswoman Anna Gutt.

The two victims received emergency medical care from the Vienna professional rescue service and were taken to a hospital. The search for the fleeing perpetrators was initially unsuccessful. Further investigations are underway. The backgrounds of the altercations were still unclear in both cases, said Gutt in response to an APA inquiry.

(APA/Red)

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