Man Attacked His Wife and Police Officers in Vienna-Floridsdorf

After the 74-year-old woman contacted the police, the officers went to the shared apartment. There, the Austrian reportedly showed very aggressive behavior. The officers issued a restraining and approach ban as well as a provisional weapons ban against the suspect.

Suspect Arrested - Restraining and Approach Ban Issued 70-Year-Old in Vienna Hit His Wife and Injured Police Officers

The man resisted the police's orders to leave the shared apartment. Therefore, they announced that they would forcibly enforce the previously issued restraining order. The suspect then allegedly punched towards the officers and injured one of them on the hand, it was reported on Wednesday. The man was arrested using physical force. According to police spokesman Markus Dittrich, the domestic violence incident was preceded by an argument.

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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