A hapless robber fled empty-handed from a casino in Vienna after finding the owner had just paid all the gamblers their winnings, leaving the till empty.Police in Vienna-Donaustadt said today (Weds) the unidentified man, who is being sought, was armed with a knife in the incident which occurred at a small local casino yesterday. They […]
Notes by incest monster Josef Fritzl have been destroyed by prison staff, it has been revealed.British newspapers report today (Thurs) that wardens at Stein jail in Krems, Lower Austria, found sickening drafts for an autobiography in the 75-year-olds cell earlier this week.The convicted rapist, serving a life sentence after admitted to rape, incest, murder and […]
An Austrian tax evasion whistle-blower who was found dead in a jail cell in Switzerland hanged himself, it has been announced.Swiss officials said today (Thurs) an autopsy has shown that Wolfgang U. committed suicide by hanging himself with a TV cable. They also said that he left a farewell note, but refused to reveal what […]
An Austrian tax evasion whistleblower has been found dead in his prison cell, a local newspaper has claimed.Kronen Zeitung revealed today (Fri) the Tyrolean passed away in his cell in a jail in Winterthur, Switzerland.The Vienna daily claimed Swiss authorities have refused to give out any further information on the incident. It also reports that […]
A Romanian criminal tried to lock a prison warden in his own cell in a failed bid to escape on Monday night.One warden in a jail in Vienna-Mariahilf opened Liviu B.s cell after the 22-year-old claimed he needed to go to the toilet.The man in custody after he was caught driving a stolen car […]
A shoplifter caught making off with goods from a shopping centre in Parndorf later killed himself while in custody, it has emerged.Eisenstadt prison officials confirmed newspaper reports from today (Weds) that the 38-year-old Slovak was found dead seven hours after he was arrested and put in a holding cell.Prison authorities said the man hanged himself […]