Borrowed E-Scooter Triggered Knife Attack in Vienna-Favoriten

A dispute between two men over an e-scooter at Keplerplatz in Vienna-Favoriten escalated on May 6. A 19-year-old is said to have borrowed the scooter from his 46-year-old acquaintance but did not return it as agreed.

19-Year-Old Arrested After Dispute Over E-Scooter in Vienna-Favoriten

When the men encountered each other around 6:30 PM, a scuffle ensued, during which the younger man allegedly slightly injured the older man on the forearm with a knife, according to a police statement on Wednesday. The authorities secured the knife.

The 19-year-old Syrian was provisionally arrested on suspicion of intentional serious bodily harm and reported for violating a weapons prohibition zone. The 46-year-old did not require medical treatment.

(APA/Red)

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