Father's son-Sohn dispute ends bloody: knife attack in Vienna-Margareten!

Father's son-Sohn dispute ends bloody: knife attack in Vienna-Margareten!

In Vienna-Margaret, there was a handgam between a father and his son on Thursday evening, which ended in a stabbing. As the Kurier , the two argued loudly in the inner courtyard when a third man interfered and injured the 29-year-old son on the wrist. The attacker could escape undetected.

The police officers who arrived shortly afterwards found the two relatives to be applied. Father and son expressed threats to the refugee attacker. The investigators quickly met a 38-year-old Austrian who stated that they were also involved in the argument. A knife was secured during a search of the man, and it is also displayed for assault.

preliminary arrests and further investigations

The father and the son were temporarily arrested by the police. The 29-year-old also had a small amount of addictive substances with him, which raised further questions. Meanwhile, his hand injury received medical care from the emergency services. After a short stay with the police, all three participants were shown at large.

This incident falls into a worrying trend: in Austria, knife attacks have increased noticeably in recent years. According to the data of the Federal Criminal Police Office , over 2,393 knife attacks were reported in 2022, which was only registered in 2013 than only 1,524 cases registered. The numbers fluctuate, but the tendency remains rising.

legal measures in focus

Recently, last weekend, another similar incident was reported in Vienna-Liesing. A 51-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were attacked with a knife in front of her house. Both suffered injuries and had to be cared for. The older of the two was finally taken to the hospital, but was later released home. This incident also illustrates the current situation, which is increasingly concerned and demands a broader discussion about security and weapons laws in Austria, so Weekend .