A deranged Carinthian man who tried to throw his lover off a cliff has had his jail term extended.The Federal High Court (OGH) announced yesterday (Weds) that it had decided to increase the initial sentence. Klagenfurt provincial court sentenced the 40-year-old local to 10 months in prison, with another 20 months suspended. But the OGH […]
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Fritzl brain check details revealed
An American neurologist who revealed plans to scan the brain of Josef Fritzl has spoken about what the incest monster could expect in the examination.Kent A. Kiehl, who made a name for himself by investigating the brains of 1,200 murderers who volunteered to take part in the scans, said today (Fri): “Fritzls brain will be […]
A deranged Vienna woman claimed she was ordered to stab someone by “a monster” after watching an episode of the supernatural series “Charmed”.The 20-year-old, who suffers from borderline syndrome, according to her lawyer, drove to Vienna International Airport (VIA) earlier this year and attacked a German woman with a kitchen knife. The tourist from Berlin […]
A pensioner who sexually molested two girls aged nine and 11 has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, by Klagenfurt provincial court.The court heard yesterday (Thurs) how the 71-year-old man, who had already been convicted four times of sexual molestation, lured the girls to his bedroom in 1984 by offering them gifts.After the crime, […]
A 21-year-old man who tried to rob a kebab stand was sentenced to two and a half years in prison yesterday (Tues) by Feldkirch provincial court.The man and a 14-year old accomplice with a pistol had tried to hold up the stand in Frastanz, Vorarlberg in January, but the mother of its Kurdish proprietor threw […]
Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik has had his prison sentence reduced from five to four years by the Appeals Senate of Viennas Higher Regional Court (OLG) yesterday (Mon).Judge Christian Dostal said that the original sentence was “too long.” He added that making an example of Honsik in an attempt to deter others from engaging in the […]
The Austrian High Court (OGH) has confirmed Holocaust denier Gerd Honsiks conviction for spreading Nazi ideology.It emerged today (Tues) that the conviction had been confirmed in a private session several weeks ago.Vienna Appellate Court (OLG) will issue a ruling on 1 March on the question of whether his five-year sentence is long enough, OLG spokesman […]
A criminal court in Krems, Lower Austria, today (Thurs) sentenced a Polish man to three years in prison for the rape of a 66-year-old woman and several robberies.It emerged in court that the 42-year old Pole had confessed after his arrest in Lower Austrias Waldviertel area in November 2009.Judge Andrea Hüttl ordered the unemployed defendant […]