Two Knife Threats by Women in Vienna in One Evening

The Vienna police had to deal with two cases of domestic violence within a short period on Saturday evening in Hernals and Brigittenau. Rather unusual: In both cases, the women were the suspects. Around 8:00 PM, a 30-year-old man wanted to retrieve some personal belongings from the apartment of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend in Hernals. Just about half an hour later, a married couple got into a conflict in Brigittenau.

According to police spokeswoman Anna Gutt, the teenager in Hernals allegedly tried to prevent the man from leaving the apartment. When she failed, she followed the 30-year-old onto the street, where she reportedly held a knife to his throat, according to witnesses. The witnesses alerted the police. Officers from the Rötzergasse station arrested the 16-year-old and secured the knife. A restraining and no-contact order was issued against the 16-year-old, and she was charged with suspicion of making dangerous threats and attempted bodily harm. According to Gutt, there had already been several police interventions in disputes between the couple.

45-Year-Old in Vienna-Brigittenau Threatened Husband with Kitchen Knife

About 30 minutes later, a married couple got into a conflict in their shared apartment in Brigittenau. A 45-year-old Romanian citizen held a knife to her 38-year-old husband's face, threatened to kill him, and forced him to leave the apartment. Officers from the Dresdner Straße police station saw the man in front of the residential building and asked him about the events. The 45-year-old - apparently drunk - stood in front of an open apartment window and shouted incomprehensible things towards her husband.

The police subsequently arrested the woman and secured the kitchen knife she had used as a weapon. The 45-year-old underwent an alcohol test, which showed a level of 1.24 per mille. A restraining and no-contact order was issued against the woman, and she was charged with suspicion of attempted severe coercion.

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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