Gera · TH
Christmas market vendor threatened with knife in Gera
A 33-year-old Christmas market vendor was robbed while walking home in the Nürnberger Straße and Werner-Petzold-Straße area of Gera at about 21:15 on 7 December. An unknown man demanded her daily takings. When she refused, he punched her in the face and threatened her with a knife. The woman, who sustained minor injuries, handed over a high four-figure sum of cash. The offender fled and an initial search was unsuccessful. Criminal police are investigating aggravated robbery extortion.
Source: www.presseportal.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Gera, Thuringia
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- Minor injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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