Child, 14, killed and four others stabbed in horror knife attack in Austria as man, 42, arrested

A CHILD has been killed and four other people have been injured after a man went on a random stabbing spree attacking passersby in Austria.

Cops have arrested a suspect said to be a rejected Syrian asylum seeker.

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A child has been killed and four other people have been injured in a a random stabbing spree in Austria[/caption]

Cops approaching the suspected stabber

A 42-year-old man who works for a food delivery company witnessed the incident from his car.

He drove toward the suspect and helped to prevent things from getting worse, police spokesperson Rainer Dionisio told Austria’s public broadcaster ORF.

Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted on his own and therefore continued to search for potential further suspects.