Escalation in Vienna-Donaustadt: Man Strangled and Beat Partner
He also hit a friend of the couple and threatened him with a knife. According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, the authorities arrived around 6:15 a.m. and arrested the aggressor. Why the confrontation occurred in the apartment in the Breitenlee district part remained initially unclear. All three involved had more than two per mille of alcohol in their blood, with the woman having almost three.
41-Year-Old Strangled and Beat His Partner
There were two dogs in the apartment, so officers from the canine unit were also called in for support. The dogs were taken to an animal shelter. The 41-year-old did not confess, and he was reported at large. Additionally, the police imposed a restraining and approach ban on him, as well as a provisional weapons ban. His partner was presented to the authorities, as she had several outstanding administrative fines.
In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; Violence Protection Center Vienna: https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/wien/ and at the 24-hour Women's Emergency Hotline of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as the Women's Shelter Emergency Hotline at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217; Police emergency number: 133.
(APA/Red)
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