Violence The knife attacker from Oerlikon ZH must be remanded in custody

SDA

3.10.2024 - 15:52

Three children were injured in the knife attack in Zurich on Tuesday. The alleged perpetrator must now be remanded in custody.
Three children were injured in the knife attack in Zurich on Tuesday. The alleged perpetrator must now be remanded in custody.
Keystone

The 23-year-old Chinese man who injured three after-school children in Oerlikon ZH has been remanded in custody. The compulsory measures court has followed the request of the public prosecutor's office.

The court had already ordered the pre-trial detention on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Zurich public prosecutor's office announced on Thursday at the request of Keystone-SDA. The spokesman did not make any further statements about the background to the crime.

The man had 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. According to the public prosecutor's office on Wednesday, all the children are out of danger.

SDA