Gunpowder experiment puts pensioner in clinic

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An elderly man was seriously injured as he charged a cannon. The 70-year-old was engulfed in flames at his home yesterday morning (Thurs) when the gunpowder he wanted to stick into the weapon detonated in his hands. He suffered burns all over his body and severe injuries to both hands, according to the police in […]

Paraglider hospitalised in Feldkirch

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An elderly paraglider was taken to a clinic after a crash landing.The 60-year-old man wanted to touch down on a football pitch in Schnifis in Vorarlberg’s Feldkirch district when his glider grazed nearby trees on Sunday afternoon. He plunged to the ground from around eight metres.The paraglider was transported to a clinic in Feldkirch via […]

Girl bully sentenced

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A teenager has been sentenced to pay a fine for perpetually threatening another girl on the school bus.The 15-year-old defendant was reported to the police by her victim of the same age for constantly threatening to beat her up. State prosecutors informed judges in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, yesterday (Thurs) that the offender mobbed her victim for […]

Toothpick removed from foot after 10 years

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Doctors at a hospital in Vorarlberg are accused of suggesting a young woman was mad – before realising they missed a toothpick that had been stuck in her foot for years.The 26-year-old consulted doctors at the clinic in Feldkirch several times to ask for help regarding the agonising pains in her right foot. Doctors decided […]

Mayor in court over attempted rape claim next year

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A People’s Party (ÖVP) mayor faces a trial over an alleged sex attack, it has emerged.Wilfried Berchtold, ÖVP Mayor of the city of Feldkirch, went on sick leave from his political position after a woman’s accusations were uncovered by local media earlier this year. Now the state prosecution of Feldkirch confirmed that Berchtold will be […]