Three Years in Prison After Attack with Glass Shard on Partner
The prosecutor accused the woman, who had four previous convictions, of attempted murder, while the defendant and her lawyer claimed self-defense. The jury mostly denied the attempted murder and recognized an excess of self-defense. Due to the woman's previous convictions and quick relapse, having been released in May 2024, she received the maximum sentence. The 42-year-old accepted the verdict, the prosecutor did not comment on it.
Viennese Woman Drunk but Responsible During Glass Shard Attack
The prosecution and defense agreed that both the defendant and her ex-partner had a significant alcohol problem. The 42-year-old had a blood alcohol level of 3.2 per mille at the time of the crime, but according to an expert report, she was responsible, as she was accustomed to alcohol in these amounts. When both were drunk, violence likely occurred repeatedly, with several police interventions at the address documented. Already the day before Christmas Eve, the 50-year-old had been treated on an outpatient basis in a hospital because the defendant allegedly hit him on the head. "I often saw stars. But it was like an electric shock," the man described to the jury.
The next day, it escalated again after he had "decorated" the Christmas tree, the 50-year-old explained. There was "jealousy stress," his then-partner accused him of having an affair again, then attacked him, wrestled him to the ground, sat on him, and attacked him with a shard. According to the indictment, several glass shards were lying on the living room floor - a result of a previous altercation in which the glazed pane of the living room door had been broken. The defendant acted "like a frenzied vampire," claimed the 50-year-old: "She is uncontrollable."
"She is as Strong as a Bear When She Goes Berserk"
The defense attorney described this portrayal as completely unbelievable, pointing out that the man is 1.96 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms. "You are two meters tall and didn't defend yourself against the woman? Do you really want us to believe that?" Arbacher-Stöger asked. "She is as strong as a bear when she goes berserk. She then opens her eyes wide and goes through with it," countered the 50-year-old. He, on the other hand, is "not a woman beater."
Defendant Claimed "Fear of Death"
Exactly that was claimed by the defendant and her legal representative. "My client was beaten that day, it was unprecedented. He thrashed her through the entire apartment," said Arbacher-Stöger. "I thought he was going to kill me that day," the 42-year-old confirmed. She admitted to injuring him: "I had my eyes closed because I was constantly getting his blows. I grabbed something. I took what I could get my hands on." She had "fear of death from him."
(APA/Red)
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