"Wanted to Just Clean Up": Heavily Armed Burglar Caught in Vienna-Döbling

On Tuesday evening around 6:15 PM, a break-in occurred in an old apartment in Vienna-Döbling. The alleged perpetrator, a 44-year-old Austrian, presumably gained access by kicking in the door. Shortly thereafter, the apartment owner (61) came home and confronted the burglar. The burglar was in the process of throwing the 61-year-old's belongings out of the window.

Visibly confused burglar wanted to "renovate" - interrogation still pending

During the confrontation, the alleged perpetrator is said to have threatened to kill the older man and then fled - but returned shortly thereafter. Back in the apartment, police officers were able to arrest the 44-year-old. At the crime scene, they secured a machete and an axe. The visibly confused man stated that he only wanted to renovate and clean up. The man is currently in custody, and an interrogation is still pending.

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