63-Year-Old Attacked Wife and Vienna Police Officers

The 53-year-old woman called the police for help around 7:30 PM. The officers found her in a distressed state in a multi-family house. The apparently intoxicated man had to be woken up by the police officers first.

63-Year-Old Also Attacked Vienna Police Officers

A restraining and approach ban was finally issued against the 63-year-old Austrian, it was reported on Sunday. The man had already been subject to an official weapons ban in the past. According to the woman's statements to the police, he had never been violent towards her before. When the officers wanted to take the drunk man to the nearest station for questioning, he suddenly became aggressive. The man attacked the officers and threatened them multiple times. As a result, the 63-year-old was temporarily arrested. Two officers were injured during the arrest and were unable to continue their duty afterwards. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, the husband was reported at large.

The Vienna police are a point of contact for people who perceive violence or are themselves victims of violence. The police emergency number is available at 133 at any time. The crime prevention unit of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office offers personal consultations via the hotline 0800 216346. Other contacts: Women's Helpline: 0800 222 555 - Vienna Violence Protection Center: 0800 700 217 - Victim Emergency Call: 0800 112 112 - Emergency Call of the Vienna Women's Shelters Association: 05 77 22 - Men's Counseling Center 01/603 28 28.

(APA/Red)

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