Who owns counterfeit money?

Big mystery surrounding robbery with stabbing

Thousands of euros in counterfeit money have been seized in a car at a petrol station.(Bild: Schulter Christian)

An injured man and a pile of counterfeit money raise many questions in a new criminal case in Burgenland. The victim claims that the money came from the perpetrator - but he cannot be found. 

"Police, police!" At dusk, a man unfamiliar with the area dragged himself into an eatery near a petrol station in Markt Allhau and asked for help quickly in broken English. With his face contorted in pain, the stranger said he had been stabbed in the stomach and robbed. The innkeeper did not hesitate for a second to raise the alarm. The alleged robbery victim did indeed appear to have suffered an injury, a wound to his stomach was visible.

Syrian allegedly robbed
The emergency call triggered a large-scale operation. All officers on patrol in the surrounding area were ordered to Markt Allhau in the Oberwart district. The alleged victim - probably a Syrian - repeated to the police that he had been assaulted by an unknown perpetrator.

Many patrol cars were deployed.(Bild: Schulter Christian)

According to the man, the attacker attacked him with a knife and stabbed him in the stomach. According to his own statements, he was in unbearable pain. The injured man was taken to the hospital in Oberwart to treat the wound. The patient could not be questioned immediately, the assistance of an interpreter was necessary.

Counterfeit money from the perpetrator?
The case is tricky and puzzling. In the car of the alleged robbery victim, which was parked at a petrol station, the police came across several thousand euros in counterfeit money. The robbery victim claimed that the money came from the perpetrator. For the time being, however, there is no trace of the suspected robber and stabber. The investigation is in full swing.