A 38-year-old asylum seeker from Iran attacked a paramedic. The incident, reported by the website 20Minuten Schweiz, happened on the night of Thursday January 13 to Friday January 14. The city police of Winterthur, a Swiss city about 25 kilometres east of Zurich, were alerted because a patient attacked a paramedic near the cantonal hospital.
According to the media, the rejected asylum seeker was supposed to be taken to the emergency room at the time of the attack. Shortly before he arrived there, he physically attacked and injured the paramedic who was treating him. At the same time, he damaged the ambulance and medical equipment before fleeing. The estimated damage to property amounts to more than 50 000 Swiss francs, comments 20Minuten Schweiz.
Shortly after the incident, the perpetrator was arrested nearby and subsequently taken to the emergency room. After receiving medical treatment, he was arrested. He will have to answer for assault, damage to property and violation of the law on foreigners.