Knife attack: Unknown man injures guests at village festival – and escapes

After the act of violence at a village festival in Egling in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district, eight people were injured police continue looking for a perpetrator. The man attacked and injured a 16-year-old with a knife. He had previously knocked down a 24-year-old acquaintance of the young person. Six other people were injured that evening – as a result of other fights on the premises.

The knife attacker was able to disappear into the crowd – around 700 people had celebrated at the Blauliachd party organized by the local boys’ club. According to the police, a total of eight people had to receive medical care and some were taken to hospitals.

Motive: Completely unclear

What motivated the perpetrator? Were there any arguments before? Was alcohol involved? Was he specifically targeting certain people? And: Why did the stranger have a knife with him? Many questions are open.

The police are investigating some dangerous physical injuries. The officials want to evaluate video recordings and question visitors as witnesses. According to police, the fugitive was described by witnesses as a 1.80 to 1.90 meter tall man with a slim build and short dark hair. According to the information, he was wearing a gray fleece jacket and jeans. Initially, no one could provide any information about her age. The Wolfratshausen police station wants to announce more on Monday.

The mood is said to have been heated late on Saturday evening. The police were alerted around 11:45 p.m. When breaking up the event, the officers sometimes had to use direct force. They had to take some party guests into custody or even tie them up, the police reported.

Club boss shocked

The chairman of the boys’ club and main organizer of the Blauliachd party, Simon Raß, expressed shock in the media. It was always a cozy celebration, he told the media group “Münchner Merkur/tz”. It now remains unclear whether it will happen again.

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