Man on bicycle stabbed foreign-origin man in Oulu
On Friday evening shortly before 8 pm, a man travelling by bicycle stabbed a foreign-origin man in the back in Oulu's Kaukavainio district. The victim was taken to hospital; according to initial information, he has no life-threatening injuries.
Man on bicycle stabbed foreign-origin man in Oulu
On Friday evening shortly before 8 pm, a man travelling by bicycle stabbed a foreign-origin man walking on the street in Oulu's Kaukavainio district. The attack occurred on a pedestrian path when the person on the vehicle attacked the victim with a bladed weapon to the upper body.
After the incident, the suspect left the scene by bicycle in the direction of Kaukavainio. According to police, the attacker and victim did not know each other beforehand, Yle reports.
The injured person was taken for treatment to Oulu University Hospital. According to initial information, he has no life-threatening injuries. Authorities are investigating the case as an attempted murder.
Police are asking all possible witnesses to report their observations to Oulu police station's information telephone number +358 295 416 194.
Similar stabbings have occurred in Oulu several times this year. Previously, cyclists have attacked foreign-origin people in places such as Raksila, Knuuttilankangas and Välkkylä. Comparable incidents that occurred in spring were carried out in an extremely similar manner.
Source: Google News EE — Crime (et)