Knife attack in Währinger Park: 42-year-old seriously injured!

Ein 42-jähriger Mann wurde im Währinger Park von drei Unbekannten mit einem Messer angegriffen; Polizei ermittelt.
A 42-year-old man was attacked by three strangers in Währinger Park with a knife; Police determined. (Symbolbild/MW)

Knife attack in Währinger Park: 42-year-old seriously injured!

A shocking incident shook the Währinger Park in the 18th district of Vienna on Friday evening. Around 7.45 p.m., a 42-year-old man was attacked by three unknown perpetrators. According to reports from Today the argument developed when the victim defended himself, whereby one of the attackers stuck him in the thigh.

The perpetrators immediately flee the escape in an unknown direction. Despite an immediately initiated search by the police, the attackers remained untraceable. The victim could not give a closer description of the men, and the motive for this brutal attack has so far been unclear. Vienna's professional rescue immediately ensured the emergency medical care of the injured person, who was then taken to a hospital.

the police investigation

The investigation was immediately admitted by the responsible authorities. The police asks the population for clues that can also be submitted anonymously in any police inspection, as reported by the Kurier . The lack of information about the motif and the unclear profile of the perpetrators gives cause for concern and raises questions about security in public space.

The public prosecutor and the police work closely together to clarify the circumstances of the attack. All possible traces are persecuted and one hopes for tips from the population to drive the case.

crime development in Vienna

Incidents like this take a look at the current crime situation in Vienna. The police crime statistics (PKS) offers an overview of criminal developments in Austria and is provided by Federal Criminal Police Office . These statistics record cases that are indicated and transmitted to the dishes, while the so -called dark field, which includes a variety of undiscovered crimes, remains outside.

It is targeted to improve the security situation, whereby the PKS serves as an important instrument for strategic planning for criminal police measures. The security reports of recent years have shown that developments are influenced by various factors, including the display behavior of the population and police control intensities.

In times of increasing uncertainty, such incidents are particularly worrying. The residents: inside are called to be vigilant and report suspicious activities immediately. The feeling of security in our city is to be strengthened by the cooperation between the authorities and citizens:

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