Riesa · SN
Man waves bread knife toward bystanders in Riesa
A 25-year-old man reportedly took a bread knife from his backpack and waved it toward bystanders on Hauptstraße in Riesa on 11 August. According to police, he had previously inflicted a minor injury on himself with the knife. He then continued cycling toward Alexander-Puschkin-Platz while still holding the knife. Officers later stopped him on Bahnhofstraße, prohibited him from continuing his journey and arranged for a blood sample to be taken. He is under investigation for drink-driving and disturbing the peace.
Source: www.medienservice.sachsen.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Riesa, Saxony
- Category
- Knife threats
- Injury information
- Minor injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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