The man was detained on Monday, 26 July. The case was described, among others, by the Facebook page The Bad Bunzlauer:
(…) at around 7:15 p.m., a guy with a kitchen knife in his hand attacked a woman; at the last moment, she managed to slam the car door shut. The incident took place next to Kurna Chata. (...) The guy was detained by the Police at around 7:20 p.m. near the music school; he also threw away the knife there—the one he had used earlier to attack her.
Our readers, in turn, wrote to us that on Sunday and Monday some man had been walking around the Market Square, apparently under the influence of some substances, and behaving strangely.
Two women reported police intervention at one of the petrol stations. They described the incident as follows:
Patrycja: “He came to the petrol station, tried to steal something, hurled insults, threatened us, threw merchandise around and nearly climbed behind the counter. We had to call security and the police. Luckily, he didn’t hurt us. And the police let him go—bravo.”
Nicola: “I was there, I can confirm it. And the next day he came into a restaurant’s outdoor seating area and did something similar.”
The owner of one of the shops in the city centre described another incident.
He wanted to force his way into the back room, but I was standing in the entrance. It’s frightening to think what might have happened if I had been sitting in the office.
All the incidents described above involved the same man, who was detained on Monday.
The police only report that the detained man is from Jelenia Góra and was taken to a psychiatric hospital after damaging vehicles. They also confirm that he was carrying a knife, which the officers secured.