Man critically injured in dispute at Bauma ZH care center
Published: Thursday, Feb 15th 2024, 22:20
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A man was critically injured in a fight at a care center in Bauma in the Zurich Oberland. The 42-year-old Croatian was attacked with a knife by a 55-year-old Italian, as the police suspected. The attacker was arrested.
The resident of the care center attacked the fellow resident with a knife at around 4.30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and seriously injured him, as reported by the Zurich cantonal police on Thursday evening.
The assailant was flown to hospital by rescue helicopter. The suspected perpetrator sustained minor injuries and was treated as an outpatient in hospital.
The circumstances of the crime and the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator were still unclear and were the subject of ongoing investigations by the Zurich cantonal police and the responsible public prosecutor's office.
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