Knife attack in Zofingen: Perpetrator found not criminally responsible – 15-year expulsion from country ordered
A 43-year-old Spanish man randomly injured seven people in Zofingen in May 2024. The regional court has ordered a residential treatment measure and a 15-year expulsion from the country.
Court finds Zofingen knife attacker not criminally responsible
The Zofingen Regional Court has ruled that the man who randomly attacked seven people with a knife in May 2024 is not criminally responsible. According to Tages-Anzeiger, the court ordered a residential therapeutic measure as well as an optional expulsion from the country for 15 years.
The then 43-year-old Spanish man stabbed several people in Zofingen in May 2024. Some victims sustained serious cutting and stabbing injuries. All those affected survived the attack, but according to authorities, some remain in treatment to this day.
The man had to answer for his deed before the Zofingen Regional Court. The public prosecutor's office had already made corresponding demands previously. The verdict does not provide for criminal conviction, but the accused remains detained through the ordered residential measure.
Source: Tages-Anzeiger