A man, detained Tuesday after having attacked a chainsaw in Schaffhausen in the north of Switzerland, had two ready-to-shoot crossbows with him, the Swiss prosecutor Peter Sticher said on Wednesday. The striker was directed to medical examinations.
He was Seeking by a helicopter and a tracking dog, the homeless 50-year-old was detained in Thalwil, south of Zurich. "During the detention, the suspect who was alone and moving on foot, did not resist, behaved calmly and cooperated (with the police)," prosecutor Peter Sticher said at a press conference Wednesday.
The alleged perpetrator was carrying two crossbows and two pointed wooden spears with him, the prosecutor said. - There was no saw at him - he reserved. The man was directed to medical examinations, so far not heard, "the prosecutor explained. The man was prosecuted for an international arrest warrant because of fears he might be in neighboring Germany. The German police also took part in the search. Police spokesman Ravi Landolt said it was not clear how the man escaped from the police raid and traveled 60 kilometers from the crime scene to his detention.
Attack in the insurance office
On Monday morning, 50-year-old Franz Wrousis broke into chains with the Swiss health insurance company CSS, who was a customer and attacked the workers. According to the police, the attack was targeted specifically at the insurer's representatives. The Swiss authorities have published pictures of the attacker and warned that they were seeking "aggressive and dangerous". They recommended avoiding contact with a man. They claimed that the person had been convicted twice of arms offenses and most likely had been living in the wild for some time in various parts of Switzerland. Franz Wrousis was about to appear in the forests of the Schaffhausen area about two weeks ago.
Five people injured
The CSS insurer stated that two office workers in Schaffhausen suffered an attack. "These people are in the hospital now," the spokesman said. He added that he did not know whether the other three injured persons were office clients or casual clients. The source in the medical services cited by the dpa agency reported that injuries to one of the victims were particularly severe. Schaffhausen is a population of about 36,000 people located north of Zurich, near the border with Germany.
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