Teen girl calls emergency after witnessing stabbing near Helsinki central station

Early in the morning outside Helsinki central railway station, a 17-year-old girl encountered a heavily intoxicated man with a large amount of blood on the ground. She asked the man if he was okay, and after he initially refused help, she persuaded him to let her call emergency services. Surveillance cameras captured the victim walking with two other men before being stabbed in the thigh.

Police detained a suspect later that day, and the investigation is being treated as an attempted homicide. The 29-year-old victim has limited recollection of the incident, and prosecutors are requesting a sentence that considers his previous convictions for attempted murder and serious assault. The Helsinki District Court has scheduled a hearing, with the final judgment pending.