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Who is John Rudat? American man stabbed on German train protecting woman from harassment
A 21-year-old US citizen was stabbed when he intervened as two men were harassing a female passengers on a train, Germany's Dresden police department said.
An American was attacked for his act of heroism in Germany's Dresden. Police in an August 24 statement confirmed that a 21-year-old US citizen had been stabbed by a perpetrator in an altercation that ensued when he intervened upon seeing two men from a group harass female passengers on a train.
Cops said that both the perpetrators had fled the scene, and they managed to catch one of the two – a 21-year-old Syrian, nearby. The other person remains unidentified.
The US citizen injured in the attack is John Rudat, Dresden police confirmed in an email statement to Hindustan Times. Here's what the cops had to say about him.
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Police spokesman Thomas Geithner told German publication Bild that the American citizen had suffered multiple cuts to his face with a knife. The spokesperson also told the publication that the US citizen had been taken to a hospital by ambulance, and his life is not in any danger.
The US State Department has not issued a statement about the stabbing of the American citizen in Germany yet. Videos of the victim have been circulating on social media.
One such video, shared by one Anabel Schunke, who self-identifies as a journalist, stated that the victim of the attack is John Rudat. Videos of the victim in the aftermath of the attack were shared on Rudat's Instagram account as well. Rudat also commented on Schunke's post when someone called him a 'hero', thanking them for their support. Hindustan Times is not sharing the videos, owing to their graphic nature.
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Who is John Rudat?
Schunke, when sharing the video has thanked Rudat for his act of heroism.
Rudat's Instagram profile says he's a paramedic and a model, and his agency is Taylor Kelsaw Management. In an August 11 interview with online magazine Twisted Male Mag, Rudat shared that his hometown was in Albany, New York.
“When I’m not on fashion runways, I’m walking patients into trauma bays. I am a Paramedic and I work for multiple ambulance companies in Albany. I am also an artist and I carve masks for shamans around the world,” he shared about his life.
Rudat also said that he'd moved to Germany when he was 17 and spent a year in Dresden with his father who is German. During this time he fought “in MMA bouts across Eastern Germany, and working with the Dresden City Fire Brigade,” Rudat shared. He also stated that he'd trained in judo for ten years, wielded swords, and also had five years of Bushido training.
Meanwhile, Petr Bystron, Member of the European Parliament and part of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, shared Schunke's video of the incident and said on X "'Best Germany ever' now available also for US Citizen. Enjoy what we are experiencing on daily basis since 2015." Richard Grenell, Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, also slammed Chancellor Friedrich Merz, saying he “must understand that the German people are sick and tired of this weak and woke response.”
