Hungarian Journalist Hospitalised After Budapest Attack
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Hungarian journalist hospitalised after Budapest attack
A senior editor at 24.hu, one of Hungary’s biggest news sites, has described being punched and kicked in a sudden street attack in Budapest, suffering multiple facial fractures. In his account, Pető Péter said the assault happened in daylight as he waited at the Dózsa György út stop of trolleybus line 75, with the injuries later confirmed by hospital records.Continue reading
Péter Pető, editor-in-chief of 24.hu, wrote in a trauma story how a stranger beat him up at a trolley stop. The police arrested the attacker.
The Editor-in-Chief of 24.hu Was Beaten on the Street, Péter Pető Suffered Several Broken Cheekbones
He was hit and kicked without any prior incident at a trolley stop. The motive was not revealed, "it is possible that I just got in the way of a madman," Pető wrote.
Péter Pető, editor-in-chief of 24.hu, reported in a trauma article that he was attacked by an unknown man on a Monday evening, shortly after 7 p.m., at the Dózsa György út stop of trolleybus number 75 in Budapest. Pető was waiting alone when he heard shouting, and then the attacker punched him in the face without any previous history. As a result of the punch, he fell and was kicked several times on the ground. He suffered several fractures of t…
Due to the severity of the injuries, criminal proceedings have been initiated for grievous bodily harm, and the suspect's sanity is also being investigated.
The journalist was taken to hospital by ambulance and suffered serious injuries.
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