Switzerland
Man runs naked through park near Zurich and kills jogger
Police officers stand next to their patrol car in Switzerland
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Dramatic scenes in a park in Switzerland: Eyewitnesses see a naked man running through a park screaming and attacking people. When the police arrive, it is already too late: a woman is dead.
In Switzerland, a naked man attacked and killed a jogger. As the police announced on Wednesday, the woman was attacked and fatally injured by the man in a park in Männedorf near Zurich on Tuesday evening. According to the information, the suspected perpetrator is a 19-year-old Swiss man. He was arrested immediately after the crime.
Attack in Switzerland: Woman dies of serious injuries
According to the information, passers-by had it around 8 p.m Police called because a naked man was running through the park on the banks of Lake Zurich, screaming and attacking other people. The emergency services then found “a seriously injured woman lying on the ground” and the suspected perpetrator in the park. Despite immediate resuscitation, the woman died from her serious injuries.
According to the information, the background to the crime and the identity of the victim were initially unclear. During their investigation, the police want to clarify, among other things, whether the perpetrator and the victim knew each other. After police questioning, the 19-year-old should be handed over to the public prosecutor’s office responsible for serious violent crime.