Police apprehended an 18-year-old man less than nine hours after he allegedly murdered the 51-year-old mother of his ex-girlfriend in Budapest’s 2nd district, as reported by the police through an official statement.
According to initial reports, on 2 November 2024, at around 6:50 PM, the young man attacked his former girlfriend’s mother. Emergency responders arrived promptly and attempted to resuscitate the middle-aged woman; however, their efforts were unsuccessful, and she tragically succumbed to her injuries. The attacker fled the scene immediately afterwards, police.hu reports.
Detectives from the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) quickly identified the suspect, Tamás Sz., and launched a manhunt. Based on the gathered information, law enforcement issued a warrant, and just before 4 AM on 3 November, officers from the Kistelek Police Department located and apprehended Tamás Sz. at the Kistelek bus station.
He was subsequently taken to the Budapest Police Headquarters, where the Life Protection Division (Életvédelmi Osztály) is leading the investigation on suspicion of murder. Authorities are currently processing the suspect.
UPDATE: Identity of the victim revealed
RTL’s former head of communications, the well-known television expert Zsuzsa Révész, was the one killed yesterday, in the attack reported by Daily News Hungary this morning.
“RTL Hungary was saddened to learn of the death of our former colleague Zsuzsa Révész, who managed the company’s marketing communications activities for many years. We share the family’s grief. We will cherish her memory,” the company said on its Facebook page.
The public prosecutor’s office of Bács-Kiskun County has pressed charges against 6 men and 5 women, all residents of Kecskemét, in south-eastern Hungary, for prostituting Hungarian women living in poverty to Germany and denying them their earnings, the office said on Tuesday.
The traffickers, all from the same family, lured women, mostly from eastern Hungary, to Germany with promises of a better life between 2020-2022, the statement said, adding that one of the victims was a minor.
The investigation was conducted in cooperation with the German authorities.
The defendants face imprisonment, while the prosecutor’s office has also proposed seizing properties and cars from the family.
Budapest is taking a firm stance on road safety with the introduction of 26 new fixed speed cameras by 30 October. With this measure, police are reminding people to ease off the gas pedal and prioritise safety on the city’s bustling streets.
26 new fixed speed cameras
As Dívány reports, Budapest has enhanced its road safety measures with 26 new fixed speed cameras, aiming to curb the high number of accidents attributed to speeding drivers. The Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) introduced these radar-based, certified cameras to monitor 47 lanes around the clock, delivering clear, high-quality images of vehicles and their number plates regardless of lighting or traffic conditions. This initiative complements existing speed enforcement methods, which include mobile cameras, tripod-mounted devices, and covert police vehicles. By integrating these advanced speed cameras, BRFK hopes to reduce traffic accidents and hold reckless drivers accountable, enhancing safety across Budapest’s roads.
Photo: depositphotos.com
Here is a list of the locations:
Árpád Bridge, Népfürdő turn-off (both directions)
Szentendrei Road in District III at Raktár Street and Monostori Avenue (both directions)
Both sides of Rákóczi Bridge
Buda side of Petőfi Bridge
Bécsi Road at Zay Street (both directions)
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road at Alkotmány Street
Üllői Road at Vágóhíd Street and Határ Road
Bocskai Road in District XI at Tass Vezér Street
Main road 6 at Növény Street, at Duna Street (Savoya Park)
the expressway to Ferihegy Airport at the KÖKI Terminal (both directions)
Budaörsi Road in District XI at Rupphegyi Road
Balatoni Road in District XI at the Péterhegyi Street
A sick Hungarian pervert dog keeper set ferrets on a small dog whose mouth he gagged. He laughed when the dog howled and lustfully cheered after the bites and encouraged the ferrets to murder the innocent animal. He also recorded the outrageous events.
The small dog could only whine
According to Tények, a Hungarian man from Tiszaszalka tortured his small dog with ferrets. He gagged the innocent animal’s mouth, put him in a small cage and lustfully cheered when the ferrets bit the dog.
Photo: PrtScr/Tények
Tények learned that he works as a rat exterminator. Allegedly, he tried to train the dog to attack only rats instead of ferrets. He made a video of his brutal deed Tények shared. Police are investigating the issue. The dog’s owner said he did not make the recording, somebody tried to compromise him.
The perpetrator. He told the police he wanted to train the dog. Source: PrtScr/Tények
He told the ferrets to kill the innocent dog, who was only able to howl and whine while running up and down in the small cage to evade the bites of the ferrets. The man sometimes shouted, “Die, dog!” and cheerfully laughed at the “joke”.
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A two-day international neo-Nazi music festival was held at the Petőfi Sándor Cultural Center in Csömör on 11 and 12 October, after the venue was rented under the pretence of hosting a private birthday party. According to AntifaInfo Budapest, the organisers attempted to keep the event’s location hidden, but it was later identified through photos shared by one of the performers, an Italian musician.
Neo-Nazi festival disguised as birthday party
The director of the cultural centre, László Szeltner, told HVGthat they had no prior knowledge of the true nature of the event. The venue had been rented for a private birthday party, and it wasn’t until later in the day that Szeltner became aware that “guests with unusual appearances” had arrived. He immediately notified the local government and police.
Despite the unsettling discovery, the authorities allowed the event to continue as planned, but it took place behind closed doors under heightened police and civil guard presence.
Szeltner emphasised that no incidents occurred during the gathering.
Looking ahead, Szeltner assured that the centre would take stronger precautions to prevent similar events from happening in the future.
This incident bears resemblance to another far-right gathering in Hungary last year. In 2023, a supposed martial arts event in Csókakő was revealed to be a far-right meeting, attracting hundreds of extremists from across Europe. The local mayor had requested the organisers cancel the event due to its neo-Nazi nature, but the organisers denied the accusations and proceeded with the event as planned.
Members of parliament on Monday voted to suspend the immunity of Antal Csárdi, a lawmaker of the opposition LMP, meeting a request by the public prosecutor in connection with charges that he obstructed traffic and disobeyed police during a demonstration at a battery plant near Budapest.
The protest mounted by the green party took place at the battery plant in Göd, north of Budapest, on 3 June, and Csárdi was charged with standing in the road for a prolonged period of time, where he held a live video stream while also ignoring a police instruction to get off the road. The motion was supported by 132 lawmakers in favour, 38 against and 1 abstention.
The Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre has raided a pub in Pest, where young people were planning an armed attack on 23 October, the commemoration of the 1956 events, according to US intelligence. The six young people detained included a mixture of boys and girls.
According to Telex, a group of young people was preparing to carry out an armed action on the upcoming national holiday of 23 October. The US Secret Service brought this to the attention of the Hungarian authorities about two weeks ago.
In possession of the information, the Counter-Terrorism Centre raided the Legenda Pub in the 16th district of Budapest, arresting and detaining six young people.
The detained young people were a mixture of girls and boys, but none of them were found to be carrying sharp weapons, only airsoft and deactivated weapons.
The owner of the Legenda Pub told Index that the youths were not yet inside the club but were on their way when the SWAT team intercepted them. They could see what was happening through the window, but they did not know what was happening.
Responding to a question from Index on Monday about the planned armed attack, the government information centre (KTK) said that over the weekend, the Hungarian services received information from their US counterpart that young people were discussing in an online group about a planned operation involving protected persons in the near future.
It also turned out that the photos and information shared in this forum during the monitoring revealed that the young people organising the action were planning to acquire and use weapons. “In view of the international events of recent months, when several leading politicians have been attacked with weapons, the Hungarian services and the Counter-Terrorism Centre are paying special attention to monitoring such information and taking the necessary measures”.
The fate of the arrested young people is not yet clear, but we will be sure to share it with our readers as soon as we have new information.
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The Hungarian government promised to raise the number of officers on patrol and establish an independent police station in Budapest’s famous party district. Meanwhile, Budapest prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for four security guards who assaulted a group of Brazilian nationals at a party district club. One of the Brazilians was almost killed in the assault.
Elevated security level in Budapest party district
According to infostart.hu, Márton Nagy, Hungary’s National Economy Minister, talked about a new police station in Elizabethtown, Budapest’s 7th district, in a press conference of the Hungarian Tourism Agency this Monday. According to him, the government will increase the police presence in Budapest’s “party district”, raising the number of officers on patrol from 48 to 58.
Furthermore, they would like to establish an independent police station there. The aim is to guarantee the safety of the tourists and the locals in the so-called party district, a small area of Budapest’s 6th and 7th districts between the Small Ring Road (“Kiskörút”) and the Grand Boulevard (“Nagykörút”).
Photo: FB/Péter Niedermüller
Péter Niedermüller, the district’s mayor, said they did not receive details about how many police officers the government plans to redirect there or where the new station will be.
Foreigner almost killed in Budapest’s party district
Budapest prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for four security guards who assaulted a group of Brazilian nationals at a club last summer.
According to the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office, the three Brazilian men entered the 7th district club on the night of 4 June 2023. The security guards hired by the club told them to leave, but after they continued talking, one of the defendants assaulted them with a gas spray at around 3 AM.
Two of the Brazilian men left the scene, but one stayed and made a rude gesture at the security guards, after which one of the other guards sprayed him in the face.
Source: Prt Sc/YouTube/ PoliceHungary
After the victim continued to make gestures at the guards, they surrounded him, one of them put him in a chokehold from behind and slammed his head into the wall of a building before dropping him on the ground. One of the other victims tried to intervene but was sprayed again and hit in the back of the head with a telescopic stun baton.
Prosecutors say the man beaten by the security guards sustained life-threatening injuries. Three of the guards have been charged with causing bodily harm resulting in life-threatening injuries and one with attempted grievous bodily harm. Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for them and asking the court to ban them from working as security guards in the future.
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Gergely Karácsony, the Mayor of Budapest, recently announced the installation of 45 new speed cameras across the city. He stated that, following a testing period, these cameras would be able to penalise drivers exceeding the speed limit. However, the cameras are not yet operational, and it appears that this delay is not the fault of the city authorities.
Horrific accident leads to speed camera installations
Karácsony, who does not hold a driving licence, is frequently criticised by government-aligned media for this fact. They argue that his lack of driving experience disqualifies him from introducing speed limits or making decisions regarding traffic management. However, Karácsony has explained that he chose not to obtain a licence due to personal reasons: his father died in a car accident when he was six years old. This tragedy has motivated him to reduce the number of fatal traffic accidents in Budapest, with the ultimate goal of achieving zero fatalities – a goal previously shared by his predecessor, István Tarlós of Fidesz.
On 1st July 2023, a devastating accident occurred on Árpád Bridge, where a car struck a cyclist and then collided with another vehicle. Several people were injured, and the cyclist later died in hospital. Police believe the crash was caused by an impromptu street race. In response, Karácsony announced the installation of 45 speed cameras across various roads in Budapest, including those in outer districts such as Csepel’s Weiss Manfréd Street. We reported on this measure in THIS article.
Source: Police.hu
The speed cameras function, but don’t yet penalise
On 4th July, Karácsony reported that the city had decided to replace the 45 speed cameras with 26 more advanced devices, which are capable of monitoring multiple lanes. The locations for the cameras were selected in collaboration with the police.
Although the cameras have been installed, none are currently operational, according to a statement from the national police headquarters (ORFK) in response to questions from 24.hu. They added that, pending technical approval and integration into the VÉDA system, the police are doing everything in their power to get the cameras up and running as soon as possible.
A speed camera inside a police car. The speed cameras in question are installed devices. Photo: FB/Hungarian Police
Since this response was somewhat unclear, 24.hu followed up with further questions, asking whether there was anything more the Budapest local government needed to do. ORFK confirmed that while the cameras are functioning, they are not yet issuing fines to drivers who exceed the speed limit. They clarified that integration testing and the evaluation of the cameras’ trial operations are still ongoing.
It is hoped that the cameras will become fully operational soon, helping to make Budapest’s roads safer for everyone.
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A US-made one-tonne Second World War bomb has been found during groundwork around a railway bridge in southern Budapest, a communications officer of the Hungarian army’s explosives unit told MTI on Tuesday.
According to explosives experts, the areal bomb needs to be disassembled at the site for safety reasons, which is planned to be carried out on October 5 in the morning, Milán Gajdos said.
Police will cordon off the area in a 600-meter circle around Soroksari Road in District 11, he said.
One-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest. Photo: Hungarian army’s explosives’ unitOne-tonne US-made WW2 bomb found in S Budapest. Photo: Hungarian army’s explosives’ unit
Thanks to a unique innovation at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, baggage theft will be virtually eliminated by 2024.
Baggage theft
Although the staff of the Airport Police Directorate (RRI) have fought with all possible legal means against baggage theft, the number of opportunities for the perpetrators, the ever-more-sophisticated methods, and the high level of collusion and internal conspiracy mean that hardly a week goes by without a passenger report being filed.
But airport detectives had nothing to fear: in addition to criminal raids at unpredictable times and places, they used covert means, sometimes a decoy suitcase with chemical cash, hidden cameras to try to deter the unscrupulous thieves. Let us be honest: with varying degrees of success. In 2022, there were 119 reports of theft from luggage; by 2023, the situation had improved somewhat, but the problem was not solved: last year, there were 78 reports.
The solution: body cameras
The RRI staff did not give up looking for a solution, and thanks to a legislative amendment, following a data protection impact assessment, they have proposed that all stevedores should now wear a body camera while working. The test period started in February and the system went live in the summer, police.hu said.
The results
As a result, in 2024, RRI had to prosecute only seven cases of baggage theft, five of which were excluded as having been committed in Hungary. In the remaining two cases, body camera footage was used to identify two perpetrators, who were interviewed as suspects by investigators, resulting in a 100% detection rate for this crime.
The use of body cameras by stevedores is unique in the world, and the measures introduced have made Budapest Airport one of the safest airports in Europe, as well as asset protection.
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A seemingly deranged man set a parked car on fire in central Budapest, near the Hungarian Parliament. Local police are searching for the suspect and have released a video showing the unbelievable incident.
According to police.hu, the local police department has launched a criminal investigation against the man shown in the footage on suspicion of vandalism..
Arson attack near Hungarian Parliament
The arson took place in Budapest’s 6th district near the Hungarian Parliament at 6:50 a.m. on 26th July. Despite the police’s efforts, they have been unable to locate the perpetrator. Fortunately, the only damage was to the parked car, and no passers-by were harmed. Furthermore, the fire did not spread, even though a phone booth and the Hungarian Parliament were nearby.
Photo: PrtScr/Youtube
Anyone who recognises the perpetrator is encouraged to report his whereabouts by calling +36-80-555-111 or 112, the European emergency number. Calls are free of charge.
Since the video is restricted content for viewers aged 18 and over, you should follow THIS link to view it on YouTube.
2.5 million register to use Budapest public transport app
The number of people registered to use the BudapestGO public transport trip planning and fare purchase application has reached 2.5 million, the Budapest Public Transport Centre (BKK) announced on Friday.
The app has been downloaded 6 million times, and travellers – both locals and visitors from abroad – have used it to purchase over 14 million tickets since its launch in February 2022, BKK said.
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Police have confirmed the theft of champion fencer László Csongrádi’s Olympic gold medal, which he won in Seoul in 1988, during a break-in at his home.
According to press reports, police have launched an investigation. It is believed that the thieves may have been hoping to profit from the stolen Olympic gold medal, which holds great sentimental value to László Csongrádi, who “contributed to the Olympic gold medal with his excellent fencing, defeating the Soviet team 4:8”.
László Csongrádi, now 65, qualified as a reserve for the sword team at the 1988 Summer Olympics, following an injury to György Csongrádi Nébald. The starting team consisted of Imre Bujdosó, Imre Gedővári, György Nébald, and Bence Szabó.
Sportal managed to reach László Csongrádi, who provided a detailed account of the burglary:
“I was asleep in my room when it happened. The medal was in a cupboard where I had previously put it, but it wasn’t visible as it was wrapped in several layers. The burglar must have spent quite a while in my house, leaving every single door and drawer wide open, before I left my room and shouted at him. He could have taken other valuable items, but for some reason, that was all he cared about. I don’t know what he can do with something that is just a metallic coating, so not worth much in a market like this. I just want my gold medal back,” said the Olympian.
The robbery of the Olympic gold medalist is not the first such incident in recent times. Hungarian boxing champion Valentin Koloszár was recently threatened with a knife by a woman after his partner stole 20,000 forints from him at the Népliget Bus Station, reports Index.
What is the Hungarian government up to? This is the question on everyone’s lips in Vitnyéd—a village of 1,440 residents (as of 2023)—as discussions unfold in closed Facebook groups, on the streets, and in local diners and pubs. Many of the villagers believe their settlement is already doomed. The mayor claims to know nothing of the details, but locals insist the new refugee camp will accommodate at least 500 people. And they are fearful of what this might bring.
The first question was raised in a private Facebook group
Nyugat.hu, a Hungarian media outlet critical of the Orbán government, conducted an on-site report on the construction of Hungary’s latest large refugee camp in Vitnyéd, a small settlement in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, near the Austrian border.
They reported that the area had been enclosed by a new fence, but police officers guarding the site declined to answer journalists’ questions.
The news of a brand-new refugee camp first broke a few days earlier when Kisalföld, a local newspaper, wrote about a camp being set up in what was once a dairy college in an area known as Csermajor. Speculation about the new camp began following a post in a private Facebook group of former students. The village mayor promised to investigate, stating that the local government had not been informed by state authorities about the creation of a refugee camp.
The mayor fulfils his promise
Later, Mayor Csaba Szalai updated residents in the village’s official Facebook group. He announced that the Hungarian government would construct a refugee camp comprising three buildings on the site. The former school’s kitchen would also be renovated, and a fence would be erected around the new facility. Moreover, the Hungarian Defence Forces are guarding the site, so even the mayor has no access.
In his post, he explained that Hungary faces a fine of €200 million and a daily surcharge of €1 million for non-compliance with European Union regulations on accepting migrants. More details on the European Commission’s decision can be found HERE.
Former students expressed their dismay at the news, lamenting that they would no longer be able to hold their annual reunions in the old school buildings.
A teardrop for Csermajor:
The Kisalföld also reported that Ukrainian refugees had been housed in Csermajor.
A new refugee camp in Csermajor
Nyugat.hu spoke to Matild, a local woman living in a house near Csermajor, about the Ukrainians and the planned refugee camp. She expressed her discontent, adding that the Ukrainian refugees previously housed there had attempted to rob her on multiple occasions. She emphasised her fear of foreigners.
Nyugat.hu reported that police officers were stopping all cars entering the facility, but there were no signs indicating the purpose of the work. The journalists tried to speak with the village mayor, but Mr Szántai said he could not comment. He only mentioned that Csermajor is state-owned, so the local government has no jurisdiction there.
The establishment of the refugee camp appears odd, especially given Prime Minister Orbán’s recent speech in Kötcse, where he stressed that Hungary would not accept any refugees. So, what has changed? Neither the Ministry of Interior nor the police responded to Nyugat.hu’s inquiries.
Orbán in Kötcse. Photo: Facebook / Orbán Viktor
Locals are fearful and desperate
Journalists spoke with locals who seemed desperate for more information about the new refugee camp. Many feared that the arrival of numerous refugees would spell disaster for the village. They worried that property prices would plummet, making it impossible for them to leave Vitnyéd. Others voiced concerns for their families, children, and homes.
Szabad Európa published a map of the new camp, which you can find at the end of THIS article.
You can also watch a video reel on the matter HERE.
UPDATE 1 – Main challenger Péter Magyar slams Orbán: government unfit to handle migration
Péter Magyar, the head of the opposition Tisza party, on Friday said the government was “unqualified” to handle the issue of migration. In a post on Facebook, Magyar accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of using the issue of migration to deflect attention from “Hungary’s economic collapse and the health-care crisis”. He said “locals in Vitnyéd, in Győr-Moson-Sopron County” were saying that the government was planning to settle 500 illegal migrants in the village, in north-western Hungary, and put them under the supervision of the military.
“Enough with the deflections and the lies,” Magyar said, and asked the government why it wanted to use taxpayer money to turn a formerly reputable school into a “migrant camp”. “The people in Vitnyéd are afraid, and the homes there and are losing their value,” he said, insisting that the government had gone back on its promise to protect Hungarians from illegal migrants and released 2,000 people smugglers. He said the government was also bringing in “60,000 Asian economic migrants a year”, putting the profits of multinational companies before the safety and livelihood of the Hungarian people. Magyar said the Tisza party supported strict migration regulations and the protection of Hungary’s borders, and called on the government to
stop building migrant camps and withdraw its decision to settle Asian economic migrants in the country.
UPDATE 2 – Orbán cabinet: Magyar betrays Hungarians
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, is betraying Hungarians by promoting migration regulations adopted in Brussels, the communications director of the allied ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats said on Friday. In response to a statement by the leader of the opposition Tisza Party earlier in the day, Tamás Menczer slammed Péter Magyar in a video on Facebook, saying that Magyar had accused the government of being incapable of protecting the borders while rejecting migration “only in words”. Meanwhile, the government has built a fence protected by policemen and border patrols risking their lives, he said.
The officers have already foiled one million illegal entry attempts, “and they deserve gratitude and respect, rather than the lies and accusations of Péter Magyar,” Menczer said. “The situation is clear: you [Peter Magyar] want Brussels rules which you find marvellous … and you betray the Hungarian people. We want security, because we value Hungarians more than rules from Brussels,” he said.
UPDATE 3 – Orbán’s MP denies
The Fidesz MP of the electoral district, Alpár Gyopáros, said in a Facebook video that there would not be a refugee camp in Vitnyéd and that Péter Magyar was only spreading lies. He claimed all that even though the settlement’s mayor received information that there would be a refugee camp for 500 people. Mr Gyopáros added that Ukrainian refugees occupied the buildings illegally and the government – as owners – was just renovating them.
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In early August, a significant breakthrough was made in a decades-old missing person case when police discovered the remains of a child buried on a rural property. On 28 May 2000, 11-year-old Tamás Till set out from his family’s home in Baja on his bicycle, heading to a local wildlife park to go horseback riding. He was expected to return home by 1 PM, but tragically, he never did. Since then, over 500 people have been questioned in the investigation. The boy’s bicycle was found in an orchard on 17 September 2000, but no other clues emerged for the next 24 years.
The eerie story of Tamás Till
This past June, authorities received a tip from a former resident of a Baja children’s home, Infostart reports. The individual revealed that another former resident, Péter K., had claimed to have helped bury a child’s body at the property of a Baja businessman named József V. in 2000.
Péter K. reportedly assisted in this act either for money or under threat. József V. had previously employed local youths for various construction and maintenance tasks around his property. Upon investigating the location, police discovered a child’s remains beneath a concrete floor. Based on distinctive clothing and anatomical details, they initially identified the remains as likely belonging to Tamás Till.
The investigation has now been reopened as a homicide case. Unfortunately, authorities are unable to question either Péter K. or József V., as Péter died by suicide in 2011, and József in 2021, as we previously reported HERE.
DNA analysis confirmed suspicions
On Tuesday, Gábor Kovács, deputy chief of the Bács-Kiskun County Police Department, announcedthat the forensic results from the National Forensic and Research Center had confirmed the identity of the remains.
“The DNA analysis conclusively proves that the skeletal remains belong to 11-year-old Tamás Till, who disappeared in Baja on 28 May 2000. Based on forensic analysis, it has been determined that the boy died as a result of violence, and his death was the result of foul play. Therefore, we are pursuing a homicide investigation against an unknown suspect,” Kovács stated. He added that any new information would be shared with the public as the investigation progressed.
According to earlier reports, it is highly likely that József V. was responsible for the boy’s death. However, it remains unclear whether he accidentally struck the boy with his car or deliberately killed him. If the latter is confirmed, the case will remain open. Otherwise, the statute of limitations has expired.
An Algerian-Hungarian-Canadian national, on the run after escaping a Canadian prison where he was serving a sentence for murder, was arrested at Budapest Airport on Tuesday, police said on their website.
The 32-year-old man stabbed a Hungarian man with a sword in 2011, police.hu said on Wednesday. The victim died of his wounds. The killer fled the scene but turned himself in later. He was sentenced to life in prison and was stripped of the possibility of parole after he committed crimes in prison too.
Photo: police.hu
He escaped from a correctional facility in Laval, in Quebec province, in May. The Canadian authorities then issued an international warrant for his arrest, police.hu said. The man tried to enter Hungary with false documents, so the Hungarian authorities have also launched proceedings against him on the ground of forgery, police.hu said.
Photo: police.hu
Here’s the video:
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The number of Austrian police officers is being raised to more effectively fight illegal migration, people smuggling and other cross-border crimes, the police said on its official website on Monday.
Under an agreement signed by the two countries interior ministers in 2020, Austrian policemen have been helping protect the European Union’s external borders in Hungary and curb illegal migration, and people smuggling, police.hu said.
On Monday, seven police officers joined the 18 already serving in Hungary, and their number is planned to reach 48-50 by the end of the month to conduct joint patrols with Hungarian colleagues, the statement said.
Last week, a man was waving a gas alarm gun in his hand at Kossuth Square in Budapest.
According to an eyewitness, the man shouted that he was a security guard and then called for people to fight him. The police have now released a short video of the incident: you can see that the man was not in control of the situation, but the police arrived quickly.
In the video, the man, dressed in black, can be seen in the area between the Kossuth Square metro and tram stops, putting his beer in front of him, taking the gas pistol from its holster and turning it around to raise it in the air.
He then waved a few times with the gun in his hand, but the people walking in the area did not even raise their heads. After some thought, he put his gun back in its place. By this time, police and parliamentary guards had arrived and quickly took the man down and removed him from the square.
All of them ran to the man, who was still shouting and waving his arms even after the police had been called. The gun was no longer in his hand but in a holster on his side.
After the police officers physically forced him to the ground and handcuffed him, they took the gun, which was a gas and alarm gun in a loaded and live condition. A search of his clothing also revealed a telescopic baton and several rounds of ammunition.
A breathalyser test on him showed a positive result, and he did not deny to the police that he had been drinking alcohol.
The 51-year-old man from Ózd, who posed no immediate threat to anyone and did not fire any shots during the crime, was prosecuted by the BRFK’s District V Police Station for the crime of armed assault. After his production and interrogation, he was taken into criminal custody.
The gas pistol (or gas alarm gun) has been freely available in Hungary since 2004. It can be bought and kept freely, but carrying it requires a licence. Any adult Hungarian citizen with no criminal record may apply for a permit for self-defence. This is why the man was arrested.
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