Facts
The appellant [A.] was injured on January 1, 2012 by [B.] with a folding knife through two stabs in the abdomen. The District Court of Winterthur found [B.] guilty of grievous bodily harm (Art. 122 para. 1 SCC) and other offences in its judgment of September 19, 2013. The court ordered the perpetrator to pay [A.] compensation of CHF 25,000.-- plus 5% interest since January 1, 2012. On January 13, 2014, [A.] filed an application with the Victim Assistance Office of the Canton of Zurich for compensation of CHF 25,000.-- plus 5% interest since January 1, 2012. However, the Victim Assistance Office only awarded him compensation of CHF 8,000.--. Against this, [A.] filed an appeal with the Social Insurance Court of the Canton of Zurich, which dismissed the legal remedy by judgment of August 31, 2015.Considerations
The FSCA confirmed the decision of the Social Insurance Court. It stated that the victim assistance authorities are not bound by the findings of the criminal court when examining the appropriateness of compensation. The Social Insurance Court had, based on the factual…