Two Hungarians featured on Europol’s most wanted list
Europol’s most wanted list – media campaign
The annual media campaign organised by Europol and the European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST) this year focuses on killers, police.hu said.
One of the Hungarians is wanted for attempted manslaughter and the other for manslaughter.
Engelbert Balogh is wanted for stabbing a man in the stomach in the heat of an argument in 2022, the statement said.
Crime Attempted: Murder
Sex: Male
Approximate height: 172 cm
Eye colour: Brown
Identifiers Arm(s) – Tattoo(s) Picture Hand(s) – Tattoo(s) Mark
Date of birth: December 3, 1993 (31 years)
Nationality: Hungarian
Ethnic origin: European
Spoken languages: German, Hungarian
State of case: Ongoing investigation
published on November 22, 2024, last modified on November 22, 2024
On the evening of 5 October 2022, the 31-year-old man was in Tatabánya, in the basement storage room of a staircase of a residential building in the Sárberk housing estate, with his friends: two men and two women. During the night, he got into an argument with one of the men and stabbed the victim in the abdomen with a knife during the disagreement. The man was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, and his life was saved only thanks to rapid medical intervention. Engelbert Balogh is charged with attempted murder. However, the young man has escaped prosecution and is hiding from the authorities. It is also possible that he is abroad, and the police have issued him both European and international arrest warrants.
János Gál has been wanted since September 2024, on suspicion of having stabbed his wife and mother-in-law on September 11. His wife died, the statement said.
Crime: Murder, grievous bodily injury
Sex: Male
Approximate height: 175 cm
Eye colour: Brown
Identifiers Arm(s) – Tattoo(s) Abstract Design
Date of birth: March 25, 1982 (42 years)
Nationality: Hungarian
Ethnic origin: European
Spoken languages: Hungarian
State of case: Ongoing investigation
published on November 25, 2024, last modified on November 25, 2024
It is suspected that the 42-year-old man stabbed his wife and mother-in-law with a knife in Hajdúböszörmény on the evening of 11 September. The 32-year-old woman suffered injuries so severe that she could not be saved and died on the spot, while her 55-year-old mother was taken to hospital by paramedics. The perpetrator fled the scene, taking his wife and their child with him. The police found the 4-year-old boy unharmed at the home of an acquaintance of the man, but the father had escaped. He has not been found since. He may have fled abroad and is also wanted on European and international arrest warrants.
Help the police with information
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of either of them is asked to contact the police. And please also check the Europol Most Wanted page to see if you recognise any fugitives and remember seeing them. More than 50 wanted fugitives could be found anywhere in the world. Help the police and take a look at the photos! Don’t let those with blood on their hands go free!
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