28-year-old stands trial after knife attack in Uster ZH
Published: Thursday, Jul 4th 2024, 04:40
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In August 2022, a 28-year-old Swiss man stabbed a man of the same age to death after a birthday party in a bar in Uster ZH. The fatal knife attack in a parking lot was preceded by a trivial argument about a seat in the car for the drive home. Today, Thursday, the accused will have to answer to the Uster district court.
The 28-year-old man from Zurich got into the car of the later victim after visiting a bar in Uster in the early hours of November 27, 2022. The latter made it clear to him that he could not go because the car was already full without him.
After several requests, he reluctantly got out of the car and loudly insulted the owner of the car. After walking a few meters away from the car, he threw a bottle at the car, which was still in the parking lot.
This led to a brief scuffle between the two men, during which the car owner punched the accused once in the face with his fist. The latter then pulled out a knife he was carrying and, according to the indictment, stabbed his opponent eight times. One stab - probably the first, according to the indictment - severed the carotid artery.
Public prosecutor demands long prison sentence
The victim died in the parking lot despite resuscitation attempts by emergency services. Passers-by held back the running knifeman until the police arrived.
He has been in prison since the crime. The public prosecutor's office charged him with intentional homicide and requested a prison sentence of 18 years.
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