Bible-reading woman stabbed by Afghan asylum seeker in Austria — RT News
A Christian girl in her 50s was stabbed by an Afghan migrant whereas she was studying the Bible in an asylum lodging in Austria. The attacker later informed police that he had assaulted her as a result of he had “private issues.”
The incident occurred within the Timelkam municipality in Upper Austria state, police mentioned on Thursday, as cited by the native media.
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The girl and her husband had been invited to learn the Bible by a number of the heart’s Christian residents, which is outwardly what angered the 22-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
When he heard the girl studying the Bible, he entered the kitchen the place she was standing and stabbed her with a butter knife.
Luckily for the girl, she was sporting a thick winter coat that protected her from severe harm, however she did harm her ear when she fell backwards.
The man was detained by police and later taken to a jail within the metropolis of Wels, some 35 kilometers from Timelkam. The attacker claimed that he stabbed the girl as a result of he was affected by “private issues.” He additionally famous that he had by no means seen his sufferer earlier than.
Crimes dedicated within the EU by asylum seekers allegedly fleeing warfare and persecution within the Middle East and North Africa have been making headlines throughout Europe since final 12 months when over 1,000,000 folks poured into Europe because the refugee disaster intensified.
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In November of this 12 months, the Austrian Interior Ministry admitted that there was a steep leap within the variety of felony incidents involving asylum seekers over the previous few years.
In September, 5 Afghan refugees linked to sexual assaults had been detained in Wels.
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In 2015, an asylum seeker from Iraq recognized as Amir. A raped a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool in Vienna. The man claimed to police afterwards that he had had a “sexual emergency.” The assailant was later sentenced to 6 years in jail for sexual abuse and the rape of a minor.
