A man has been evicted from his flat in Vienna for excessively feeding pigeons for many years.The unemployed man, 56, was kicked out of his apartment in the Meidling district after a court ruled his actions made living in the housing estate unbearable for other tenants. Several residents filed legal complaints against the pigeon enthusiast […]
A police officer who mistook an African-American teacher for a drug dealer has been fined by a court nearly two years after the incident which made international headlines.Mike Brennan from Jacksonville, Florida, who works at Vienna International School (VIS), went on sick leave for several weeks after the incident in February 2009 in which he […]
A 56-year-old waitress who served dish detergent to a child who had ordered apple juice has been fined.The woman, who works at an eatery in the Tyrolean town of Axams, pleaded guilty in an Innsbruck court yesterday (Tue). But in her defence she pointed out that the September day on which the tragic mix-up occurred […]
A Styrian pensioner has been given a suspended jail term for stalking.Judges at the Criminal Court in Graz heard today (Tues) how the 62-year-old woman kept sending letters to a man for months.The 67-year-old reported the defendant to the police after she continuously tried to begin a relationship with him after they met in a […]
Vienna murder squad detectives have launched and investigation after the body of a man was found at a company site this morning (Fri).Officials said the male corpse was discovered at the property of a rubbish disposal firm in Penzing district. They said its identity has not been clarified yet, adding that foul play could not […]
Teens who were given suspended jail terms for firing plastic bullets at a group of Third Reich era labour camp survivors may be have their sentences upped as the state prosecution appealed the verdicts.The three male friends aged between 15 and 17 verbally abused the group of Italians and Frenchmen while goose-stepping in front of […]
An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report.The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours.The men reportedly accused the 63-year-old of having tried to mock and imitate the call of the Muezzin. The […]
A Tyrolean has been sentenced to jail for molesting a young British holidaymaker.The man worked as a driver of a private shuttle service offered by hotel managers to their guests in the town of Alpbach.A 15-year-old teenager from Manchester accused the man of fondling her breasts while she played table tennis with a friend at […]
A Romanian karate and kickboxing champion has been sentenced to more than four years in jail for seriously injuring a woman during a burglary.The jury at a court in Graz heard yesterday (Tues) how the 30-year-old left his victim lying in a pool of blood in the summer of 2009. The man had gone into […]
A 20-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail for failing to pay for train tickets worth more than 10,000 Euros.Judges at a court in Innsbruck, Tyrol, heard yesterday (Thurs) how the young woman ordered more than 400 train tickets but failed to pay for any. She managed to trick Federal Railways (ÖBB) for years by […]