Switzerland: Migrant Savagely Attacks Two Females at Zurich Train Station, Victim Left 'Unconscious in a Pool of Blood'

A 26-year-old Eritrean migrant brutally attacked a 55-year-old Italian woman and a 16-year-old girl at Zurich’s central train station on Sunday evening. Both women had to be hospitalized, the first with serious head injuries, police said in a statement Monday.

Unprovoked, the migrant viciously punched and kicked the Italian woman. Even when she lay motionless on the floor, he continued beating her. “She was unconscious, lying in her own pool of blood,” said a 28-year-old eyewitness. The migrant also attacked a 16-year-old girl who tried to come to the injured woman’s aid.

Police report that the two injured women are accidental victims. “The victims and perpetrators did not know each other.” Further investigations into the crime and the circumstances are ongoing. However, the police have found that there have been more clashes in the central station in recent months.

For this reason, police presence has increased in recent weeks. “The Zurich police and their security partners at the main station have intensified their patrols – especially at peak times – with uniformed and civilian forces.”

Between Friday evening and Sunday, police carried out 140 checks at the central station. As a result, nine people were arrested, including two, for committing several thefts. In addition, two other groups of people were arrested for possessing various stolen goods. Police report that the arrests consisted of Algerian and Moroccan nationals. As part of these checks, around thirty expulsions from the station’s perimeter were pronounced.

Camille Lothe, President of the City of Zurich’s SVP (Swiss People’s Party), describes the security situation at the central train station as “inadequate.”  One of the reasons for this is that it has become fashionable to carry a knife. “This exacerbates the tense situation in the city.”