Swedish Christoffer, 36, shot in Argentina – had to amputate a leg

“Swedish Christoffer, 36, shot in Argentina – had to amputate a leg”

“Swedish Christoffer Persson, 36, was on his way to his hotel when he was shot during a robbery in Buenos Aires on Sunday.”

“the Doctors have had to amputate his legs.”

” It was nice to get to meet him, now we want him to come home, says his father’s Jörgen Persson.”

“the 36-year-old tourist Christoffer Persson from sweden and his girlfriend Maria Izzo was on vacation in the centre of Buenos Aires, Argentina, when they were attacked.”

“They were on their way to their hotel at the 23-time Sunday, when a pistolbeväpnad robber suddenly appeared.”

“– They stood and looked in the phone in the street, and right there where he had a gun in your face. As a pure reflex he knocked it away, and then came the shot, ” says christoffer’s father Jörgen Persson.”

“Christopher was hit by a shot in the thigh.”

“the Offender then leapt into a car and fled from the place.”

“Several witnesses ran up to Christopher to help him. Among other things, put an unknown woman a tourniquet against the skottskadan.”

“– Without her, he would probably have died, ” says his girlfriend, Maria.”

“He was taken to the hospital in Buenos Aires by ambulance and underwent surgery. But on new year’s day announced to the doctors that the bullet had damaged an artery.”

“– At four o’clock, they said that they had to amputate the leg. But we are happy that it end as it did, that it was only his leg which he had amputated. It is bad enough but it could have been much worse, ” says Jörgen.”

“His parents arrived to Argentina during the Thursday and met his son at the hospital.”

“– He is okay under the circumstances. They have taken several test yesterday and everything was positive. In the morning, he tried to sit up, and possibly we’re going to run him in the wheelchair, ” says the father. “

“the Swedish ministry of foreign affairs state that they are informed that a Swedish man in the 35-year-olds skottskadats in Argentina.”

“– We will not go into details about it here, but we have been in contact with relatives, ” says Patric Nilsson, press officer at the MFA.”

“the Argentine police have not arrested someone for the robbery.”

“– Now we want him to come home, ” says Jörgen.”

“Footnote: Christoffer manage yourself, do not be interviewed by Aftonbladet, but has by his dad Jörgen agreed that we publish his name and picture and övervakningsfilmen that caught the attack.”