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Since the public prosecutor also decided not to take legal action, the verdict is legally binding. The defendant attacked the taxi driver on July 12, 2023 for a trivial reason with a homemade scalpel and a razor blade.
He inflicted a deep, gaping wound on the victim’s neck as well as superficial scratches on the neck and shoulder area. “The person concerned only got off lightly because he defended himself massively,” said the public prosecutor, describing the events that took place just before midnight on Simmeringer Hauptstrasse to a jury. The taxi driver managed to fend off further swinging stabbing movements from the attacker and finally kicked him to the ground, where he was restrained and arrested by police officers who had now arrived – passers-by had called for help.
Taxiler had honked at the man
The violent altercation occurred after the taxi driver honked at the 29-year-old because he had crossed Simmeringer Hauptstrasse while the red light was running carelessly and staring at his cell phone. “He had to brake abruptly to avoid a collision,” reported the public prosecutor, who called the taxi driver’s reaction “comprehensible and understandable for everyone.” The “red sinner” got angry because of this, slammed his fist on the hood of the taxi and knocked off the right side mirror with his elbow, whereupon the taxi driver got out of the car to confront the man.
In this situation, the 29-year-old took a scalpel and razor blade from his trouser pocket and went on the attack – “in a panic,” as his defense attorney claimed. His client, a refugee from Syria, experienced violence on the way to Europe and therefore took blades with him and used them for his own safety. “He didn’t want to kill him,” the defense attorney assured, “he never wanted that. He wanted to threaten his opponent and get away from there.”
Lawyer: “The opposite of a violent criminal”
The defense attorney also pointed out that the defendant, who is 1.65 centimeters tall, weighed only 50 kilos and was physically inferior to his opponent: “He is what you call a Zniachtl. He is afraid, depressed. The opposite of a violent criminal .”
“I just wanted to make it clear to him that he should keep driving,” said the defendant in his interrogation. When the presiding judge asked why sharp blades were needed, the man replied: “I also had long nails back then. I could have hurt him with them.” The whole thing was “a very quick, dynamic action” that, from his point of view, obviously had a certain justification: “I was beaten and humiliated for 30 years. Should I be humiliated and insulted for another 30 years?” The judge then lectured him that he wasn’t yet 30: “Born in 1994, do the math!”
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