Gelsenkirchen · NW
Senior woman threatened with knife in Gelsenkirchen
An 84-year-old woman is alleged to have been the victim of a robbery-related extortion offence in Gelsenkirchen on 11 March. After leaving the train at Bismarckstraße underground station, she was stopped by two unknown suspects at around 2:40 p.m. on Am Stäfflingshof street, where they asked for cash while displaying a knife. The senior woman called for help and ran back towards the underground station. A driver assisted her after she stopped a car. The two suspects fled without any money, and police are investigating.
Source: www.presseportal.de
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- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- Not stated
- Confirmed injured persons
- Not separately confirmed
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