According to police spokesman Markus Dittrich, a 31-year-old witness saw at around 2:00 AM how a man was shouting at another and threatening him with a knife. The witness took out his phone to film the situation. The attacker noticed this and then also threatened the witness with the knife.

Search for Stabbing and Robbery After Dispute in Vienna-Favoriten Unsuccessful

Subsequently, he turned back to his opponent, continued arguing with him, and inflicted a superficial stab wound in the shoulder area of the 24-year-old Afghan citizen. Then he 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.

Officers from the Ada-Christen-Gasse police station and the WEGA searched for the aggressor. At the time of the crime, he was wearing a green-gray jacket, a white hoodie, blue-gray jeans or jogging pants, gray shoes with white soles, and a black cap or hat. He was also reportedly accompanied by another person. However, the immediate search was unsuccessful.

The 24-year-old was provided with emergency medical care by the professional rescue service but did not want to be taken to a hospital. His interrogation, as well as that of the witness, was still pending on Saturday morning. The investigation was taken over by the Southern branch of the State Criminal Police Office. It is not ruled out that the perpetrator and the victim knew each other.

(APA/Red)

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