Attempted Handbag Robbery in Vienna: 79-Year-Old Arrested

An officer from the state traffic department found himself confronted with an incident on Saturday afternoon in downtown Vienna that was not at all his area of expertise. The officer was supposed to regulate traffic at the Opernring due to a demonstration, but he saw an elderly man and a woman wrestling on a pedestrian crossing and rolling on the ground. According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, the uniformed officer separated the parties involved.

Investigation into the Background of the Dispute Made the Incident in Vienna Even More Absurd

The investigation into the background of the altercation made the incident even more absurd: It turned out that the 79-year-old Viennese man had met the 47-year-old Dutch woman in a café a week earlier. However, the encounter did not seem to proceed harmoniously: The two accused each other of stalking. The officer had observed the escalation of accusations at the Opernring.

In the end, it remained that the 79-year-old wanted to snatch the handbag from his opponent, which was reported as attempted robbery. Due to the acquaintance relationship, the police also issued a restraining and approach ban as well as a provisional weapons ban.

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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