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Two defendants deny alleged knife attack in Zurich
A 29-year-old man and his former partner denied an alleged knife attack in Zurich District Court on Tuesday.
Prosecutors say the pair lured a man from Bäckeranlage to the man's apartment to rob him.
They allegedly promised he could wash and change into clean clothes there.
The 29-year-old is accused of attacking the man with a kitchen knife, but he said he had not seen a knife and knew nothing about an attack.
Both defendants agreed the man had been in the apartment, while the accused man said the visitor had acted aggressively.
He could not explain why the man's hands were bloody, and said there had been no fight.
Two defendants denied an alleged knife attack at Zurich District Court.
Prosecutors allege that a 29-year-old man attacked a person associated with Zurich’s crack scene with a knife.
The man and his 30-year-old former partner said the alleged victim was lying.
They confirmed the man had been in the 29-year-old’s apartment but denied an attack with a kitchen knife.
The indictment alleges they lured him there from Bäckeranlage to rob him.
- Who
- A 29-year-old Ethiopian man and his 30-year-old Italian former partner are accused. The alleged victim is a man associated with Zurich’s crack scene.
- What
- The defendants denied an alleged knife attack. The indictment says they lured the victim to the man’s apartment to rob him.
- When
- They denied the allegations in court on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Where
- At Zurich District Court. The alleged attack was said to have happened in the 29-year-old’s apartment.
- Why
- The indictment alleges the defendants lured the victim to the apartment to rob him.
Prosecution allegations
Defendants
Purpose of the meeting
Prosecution allegations
The indictment says they lured the man to the apartment to rob him.
Defendants
They confirmed he was in the apartment but denied attacking him.
Knife attack
Prosecution allegations
The 29-year-old is alleged to have attacked the man with a knife.
Defendants
The 29-year-old said he had never seen a knife and knew nothing about an attack.
Alleged victim
Prosecution allegations
The indictment identifies the man as the victim of the alleged attack.
Defendants
The defendants said he was lying; the 29-year-old said the man had behaved aggressively.
The indictment alleges the defendants lured the man from Bäckeranlage to the 29-year-old’s apartment to rob him.
The two defendants denied the alleged attack at Zurich District Court.
- Defendant
- 29-year-old Ethiopian man
- Co-defendant
- 30-year-old Italian woman, his former partner
- Court
- Zurich District Court
- Alleged location
- The 29-year-old’s apartment
- Alleged weapon
- Kitchen knife
What people are saying
The alleged victim is lying.
I know nothing about that.
Enough has already been said about it.
Sources
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