Violence Public prosecutor wants prison sentence for knife attacker in Oerlikon ZH

The Zurich public prosecutor's office has requested pre-trial detention for the man who suddenly attacked and injured three after-school children with a knife in Zurich-Oerlikon on Tuesday afternoon. The 23-year-old Chinese man was a student in Switzerland.

The public prosecutor's office applied to the compulsory measures court for pre-trial detention, as announced on Wednesday. The court now has 48 hours to decide on the application.

The man suddenly attacked a group of after-school children with a knife on Tuesday afternoon. A five-year-old boy was seriously injured and two other five-year-olds suffered moderate injuries. As the public prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday, all the children are out of danger.

The nursery worker and a passer-by were able to overpower the attacker and hold him until the police arrived. They are currently assuming that the attacker was a lone perpetrator.