Intoxicated Woman Threatens Group of Teens with Knife at Sastamala Shopping Centre

Tamperelainen reports that an intoxicated woman threatened a group of about ten youths with a knife at Torikeskus shopping centre in Sastamala on Thursday at approximately 14:45. No one was injured. Officers located the woman shortly after and seized the knife, and video of the incident is now in police custody. Yle adds that the confrontation was recorded on video and appears to match the police statement. According to Yle, the teenagers were sitting by the parcel machines when the woman began shouting insults. After dropping her bag, she told them, “I can slit your throats anytime,” and lifted the knife near the elevator. The youths then ran away down an escalator. Police say they know the identities of most of the young people and will contact them and their guardians to clarify what led up to the incident and to record any victim statements. The case is being investigated as unlawful threat and possession of an object capable of causing serious harm, Yle reports.