Train Attendant Attacked in Lower Austria
Ein Fahrgast schlug in Niederösterreich mit Fäusten auf einen Zugbegleiter ein.
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A passenger attacked a train attendant with fists on a train to Marchegg. The 24-year-old victim was taken to Hainburg hospital. The 26-year-old suspect is in custody, reported the Lower Austria State Police Directorate.
The incident occurred early Friday evening. A passenger who had been sleeping was asked for his ticket by the train attendant. According to police reports, the man initially became verbally aggressive before punching the 24-year-old in the face with his fists.
Suspect Arrested After Attack on Train Attendant
He did not stop even when the train attendant was already on the ground and trying to protect himself. The accused got off at the Oberweiden stop in the municipality of Weiden and headed towards Baumgarten an der March. Officers from the Marchegg police station provisionally arrested him. The Korneuburg public prosecutor's office ordered the 26-year-old to be taken to the local detention center.
(APA/Red)
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