Index – Belföld – “He used drugs regularly, he hardly had a clear moment” – an acquaintance spoke about the suspect of the police murder
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he had stopped working with the knifeman recently because he had become unreliable under the influence of drugs. “He also said that he uses these drugs. He always came in the afternoon, we saw that he was full again, his eyes were glassy, he never had a clear moment,” said an acquaintance of the attacker.
The aggressive man had been in court before, he was on probation when attacked the police Thursday night.
“The suspect has a criminal record, he was previously punished for violent punishments, he currently committed his crime during the probationary period of a suspended prison sentence and under the scope of ongoing criminal proceedings,” said the Facts in front of the camera is Katalin Kovács, spokesperson of the Central Prosecutor’s Office.
The investigative team set up by the police is investigating the case for the crime of homicide committed to the detriment of several people, and the stabber will be arrested soon. The man so far he denied everythingand filed a complaint against the suspicion.
As previously reported by Index, Peter Baumann Sergeant Major and his two companions were attacked by a crazed man in Budapest on the night of January 12, 2023. The 29-year-old policeman died of his serious injuries after being transported to the hospital.
The suspect in the attack against the police in Újbuda is currently being held in hospital by the staff of the Public Order Protection Department of the Budapest Police Headquarters. One for the suspect – who now has everything journalist tried to enterhowever, the police denied this.
According to the police, their deceased colleague – who was preparing to start a family and get married with his partner – had installed it nine and a half years ago, and his performance in 2021 was rated excellent.
Géza Pongó, the general secretary of the Independent Police Union, told Index that although he did not know Péter Baumann personally, he was shaken by what happened, and he believes that his colleagues are no different. The expert explained: even training cannot prepare for situations like this.
(Cover photo: Crime scene technicians in the 11th district of Budapest in front of an apartment building on Lecke Street at dawn on January 13, 2023. Photo: Zoltán Mihádák / MTI)