Attacks at Public Transport Stations: Brutal Man Strangled Child and Hit Women in the Face

At the Taborstraße subway station, the 36-year-old man is said to have strangled a 12-year-old boy and punched his mother in the face. "An uninvolved passerby pushed the 36-year-old away, who then boarded an incoming subway train and fled," reported police spokesman Markus Dittrich.

Brute arrested after attacks at public transport stations

Shortly thereafter, the alleged perpetrator is said to have approached a 64-year-old woman at a bus stop on Obere Augartenstraße. "When she did not respond, he allegedly punched her in the face as well," Dittrich said. "Both the 12-year-old and the 64-year-old woman were injured. The latter had to be treated in a hospital," the police spokesman continued. The acts were committed "without any discernible motive." During his arrest, the suspect made "confused statements," according to the police. He did not confess. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was transferred to a correctional facility.

(APA/Red)

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