Man in Vienna-Favoriten Threatened and Injured Police Officers: Pepper Spray Deployment

A staff member of a Viennese local called the police emergency line last night, a guest present had fallen and sustained a head injury. When the officers arrived, the man was no longer on site. In the course of further clarification of the facts, it turned out that the man was a currently missing patient from a hospital.

27-Year-Old Found in Vienna with Severe Bleeding Head Wound

At the man's residential address, the officers were subsequently able to find the 27-year-old with a severely bleeding head wound. However, the man fled upon seeing the officers. The police pursued the 27-year-old through several streets on foot and repeatedly asked the man to stop. In the area of Kaistraße, the man suddenly stopped and threatened the officers with a sharp object. Despite multiple requests to stop his criminal behaviour, he did not comply. The officers used pepper spray. Despite the effect of the pepper spray, the 27-year-old attacked one of the officers and slightly injured him.
The man was given emergency medical treatment by the Vienna professional rescue service and was taken to a hospital for further care. He was also reported on suspicion of attempted resistance to state authority and suspicion of serious bodily harm.

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