After a shocking knife attack at the Götzis (Vorarlberg) train station, the suspect was sentenced to twelve years in prison at the jury court in Feldkirch.
“I still have nightmares and panic attacks and am seeking psychological help,” 24-year-old Unterländer said in a low voice to the jury during the trial on Tuesday. The young man can no longer work as a car mechanic. The consequences of the injuries sustained at that time are too serious. “The suspect stabbed with extreme force. As a result, the tenth rib, a very massive bone, was severed, the abdominal and chest cavities were opened and the liver, lungs and diaphragm were injured,” explains forensic pathologist Walter Rabl. “The victim was very lucky to survive.”
Man urinated on the platform
While the prosecutor assumes attempted murder, the previously innocent suspect strongly denies this. “I was angry and just stung. But I didn’t want to kill him,” complains the trained butcher. This makes the basic motive of ramming the nine-centimetre-long knife all the way into the back of the unsuspecting victim on the Götzis train platform all the more absurd. The 24-year-old had seen the visibly drunk man urinating on the railway line and reprimanded him “that there is also a toilet here.”
Moments later, the 35-year-old approaches unnoticed from behind and coolly stabs the victim in the back with full force. While the victim, covered in blood, escapes on a train, the perpetrator gleefully lights a chik after the crime before fleeing. A witness alerts the police. Two other witnesses tend to the victim, who collapses several times due to high blood loss before rescue arrives.
Cardiac arrest upon return to the crime scene
Thanks to an emergency operation at the LKH Feldkirch, the man barely survived. Tragic: When the 24-year-old returned to the scene of the crime a few weeks after the horrific attack, he was so affected he went into cardiac arrest. The doctors managed to revive him. Non-final verdict: guilty verdict for attempted murder. Twelve years in prison and 7,000 euros in compensation.
Source: Krone
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