66 -year -old after a knife attack in Linz seriously injured - suspect

66 -year -old after a knife attack in Linz seriously injured - suspect

In a shocking incident in Krems, a 26-year-old was arrested in Linz on Saturday. The accused is suspected of having added several stitches in the chest area to a 67-year-old in his apartment.

The attack occurred on Friday shortly before 1:30 p.m. According to reports, the perpetrator is said to have threatened the man and then attacked. After the incident, the seriously injured victim in the St. Pölten University Hospital was operated on. On Monday, the police reported that the health state of the 67-year-old had stabilized and that he was no longer in mortal danger.

search and arrest

After the crime, the attacker fled, possibly after previously performed robbery, in which he captured wristwatches. A subsequent alarm search initially did not achieve any success. Ultimately, however, the robbery of the Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office was able to find the alleged perpetrator. He was arrested on Saturday evening by forces of the operational group to combat street crime (EGS) in Linz.

When interrogating, the young man was comprehensively confessed. At the request of the public prosecutor, he was transferred to the Krems prison. The case has already caused a conversation in the region, not least because of the brutality of the deeds and the age of the perpetrator.