Blood act in the Czech Republic: 16-year-old stabs two supermarket employees

Terrible tragedy in the Czech 92,000-inhabitant city of Hradec Králové. Two women (19, 38) were killed there on a knife attack on Thursday morning.

A Czech youth (16) attacked the two opera around 8.30 a.m. in a shopping center with a knife. He stabbed them several times. Both women did not survive the knife attack.

Like the Czech police At noon, the women died despite immediate help from rescue workers due to the severity of their stab wounds.

16-year-old perpetrator arrested

“About a kilometer from the crime scene, we were able to grasp the suspect after ten minutes and arrest them through the intervention unit,” said a spokesman for the Czech police. “It is a young Czech at the age of 16.”

The young person is said to have stabbed and killed a seller at the cash register and the branch manager of the business. The background to his deed is still unclear. It is also not yet known whether the attacker and victims knew each other. The criminal police are investigating him for two murder.

The alleged murder weapon, a knife with a blade of 20 centimeters long, was found a few meters from the crime scene.

Czechs Prime Minister Petr Fiala (60) said after the bloody attack: “What happened in Hradec Králové today is a completely incredible and horrific act. I think of the families of the victims and express my sincere condolences to them. ”

The Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan (46) wrote at X: “Unfortunately, today’s attack in Hradec Králové has requested two fatalities. The two attacked women succumbed to their injuries. My sincere condolences apply to their families and relatives. The attacker was arrested, the police are currently investigating his motive, there is no further danger at the scene. ”