COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Capital Region paramedic who was on vacation in Germany jumped into action after witnessing two women being harassed on the train. He was then slashed by the attacker who fled the scene. The Good Samaritan’s family lives here in the area, and they explained how they are handling this tragedy from here at home.
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“Our other son saying, where are you? Why aren’t you answering your phone? You know, something has happened,” said Amy Rudat who recounted the day she found out her son John had been attacked and was in a German hospital.
“I called his phone a bunch of times and a doctor answered. And once I confirmed, you know, I was actually his mother, he picked up because it said mom was, you know, calling,” explained Amy. “It was both disturbing to, you know, get a doctor on the other end of the line, but also very helpful. And right away, you know, he’s like he’s in surgery, but, you know, he’s not dying or anything like that. So, once we knew that he was alive, like stable and alive, that was that was the biggest thing for us.”
German Police confirm John tried to intervene when two men were allegedly harassing two female passengers on the train. They said John was then attacked by one of the two men…