A 70-year-old man has been accused of stabbing his brother, police in Tyrol have announced.The pensioner from Upper Austria was put in custody after the body of his brother was discovered in a flat in St. Johann this morning (Thurs).Police said the corpse showed several stabbing wounds. They added that the suspect, who has been […]
Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra are deeply shocked after the death of one of their members during a hiking trip in Japan yesterday (Weds).The world-famous orchestra announced today that 41 year old contrabassist Georg Straka fell down a 400-metre ravine after slipping on an icy surface during an expedition on the 3,776-metre Fuji Mountain.The […]
Two children had a narrow escape after the car steered by their mother ploughed into a roadside switchbox yesterday (Weds).The kids, aged one week and four years, suffered just a few bruises in the crash near Dienten, Salzburg, while their mother had to be hospitalised with cervical vertebra injuries.Police in the provinces Pongau region said […]
The president of the Salzburg Labour Chamber (AK) has admitted being “stupid” for driving under the influence of alcohol.Siegfried Pichler confirmed newspaper reports that he his driving licence has been taken away after being caught well over the legal drink drive limit near the city of Salzburg recently.”I was simply stupid, I dont want to […]
Worker buried by collapsing treetop
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A 57-year-old forestry worker had to be hospitalised after he was hit by a falling treetop in woodlands near Horn yesterday (Weds).The man from Geras, Lower Austria, was buried by hundreds of kilos of branches for some minutes before colleagues managed to free him. The frail treetop reportedly collapsed after the workers cut back trees […]
A pensioner faces charges for defacing the wall of a church, it has been announced.The 64-year-old man, who has a criminal record, is accused of smearing white paint on the outside wall of a Roman Catholic Chapel in his hometown Steinberg-Dörfl, according to police in Burgenland.The man, who denies the actions, previously accused police of […]
Kampusch case retrial possible
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The Natascha Kampusch kidnap case might go on retrial as five prosecutors face abuse of office charges.The Innsbruck state prosecution confirmed that it started looking into claims that their Viennese colleagues “permanently neglected investigation developments”.Former Federal High Court (OGH) President Johann Rzeszut made this accusation in a letter to the whips of the five parties […]
German reporters may face legal charges in Austria for interviewing incest beast Josef Fritzl, it has emerged.The Austrian justice ministry announced today (Weds) that reporters from the German daily newspaper Bild were suspected of having lied to prison officials to get an interview with the 75-year-old pervert.The ministry said the journalists may have cooperated with […]
Pedestrian hit by car dies instantly
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A pedestrian died on the spot after he was hit by a car on Sunday morning, police in Upper Austria said today (Tues).The 30-year-old man was walking along a main road near Nebelberg in the provinces Rohrbach district. The driver of the car ploughed into the pedestrian around 5am.Officials have not been made clear whether […]
A teenager suffered serious burns when a Halloween prank went wrong, it has been reported.The 13-year-old boy and a pal, 10, poured petrol a plastic slide in a playground in Kraubath, Styria, and set it alight on Sunday night. The teens then tried to extinguish the spreading flames amid fears the fire could devastate the […]