Knife attack at Barfüsserplatz Basel: 23-year-old Spanish man arrested
A 23-year-old Spanish man injured a 33-year-old at Barfüsserplatz in Basel with a bladed weapon on Friday midday. Criminal police officers intervened immediately and arrested the suspected perpetrator on the spot.
Stabbing at Barfüsserplatz: suspect apprehended immediately
On Friday midday at Barfüsserplatz in Basel-Stadt, a man was injured with a bladed weapon following a dispute. According to reports, two men became involved in an altercation for reasons still to be clarified, during which the alleged perpetrator attacked the 33-year-old victim with the weapon.
Criminal police officers who happened to be present intervened immediately. They detained the suspected perpetrator, a 23-year-old Spanish national, at the scene of the crime. Bystanders provided first aid to the injured man in the meantime. No other persons were injured.
The Basel-Stadt public prosecutor's office subsequently arrested the suspect and will request remand in custody from the court responsible for detention orders. Criminal police are now investigating the exact circumstances of the incident and the background to the dispute. No further information can be provided at this time for investigative reasons.
Persons with relevant information are asked to contact the criminal police of the Basel-Stadt public prosecutor's office on telephone number 061 267 71 11 or at the nearest police station. The investigators are also interested in photographic and video material recorded shortly before or after the incident. Corresponding recordings can be submitted via a secure link provided by the public prosecutor's office.
Source: 20 Minuten