24-Year-Old Attacked with Knife at Yppenplatz in Vienna

On Friday afternoon, a knife attack occurred in Vienna-Ottakring. An unknown man stabbed a 24-year-old in the neck after a short word battle at Yppenplatz. As the "Krone" learned, the later victim and a friend at Yppenplatz were sitting on a park bench as the perpetrator approached. He was supposed to carry a machete on the belt and the men on the bench with "What's looking like this?" were addressed. A short word fight – then the machete man re…

The injury is not life-threatening, the perpetrator on the run

The victim suffered a stab wound on his neck and the perpetrator escaped.

The 24-year-old suffered a stabbing injury in the neck area. The perpetrator is fleeting, the search for him runs. Also the background of the act is still unclear.

A man attacked a 24-year-old passerby at Yppenplatz in Vienna-Ottakring on the early Friday afternoon with a knife. The victim was stabbed in the neck. The injury was not life-threatening, said police spokesman Anna Gutt. The perpetrator fled in an unknown direction. Witnesses chose the emergency call. The Viennese professional rescue provided the 24-year-old with emergency medical care and delivered him to a hospital.

VIENNA. A man attacked a 24-year-old passerby at Yppenplatz in Vienna-Ottakring with a knife on Friday afternoon.