The launch of the hearing of Karl-Heinz Grasser, the former Minister of Finance, against the Republic of Austria has been postponed. Mr Grasser is suing the prosecutors as they launched a press release regarding searches at his house. Mr Grasser claims that the civil charges are an infringement of his personal rights and constitute damage […]
A 14-year-old school boy has been found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. The unnamed teenager was given a five month suspended sentence and handed a 1,000 euro fine after publishing naked photos of the youngster on the internet. According to the prosecution, the boy convinced the young girl, who attended the same school, […]
A sadomasochism (SM) sex club manager has been sentenced to seven years behind bars for trying to abduct a teenager. The defendant admitted in court in Vienna yesterday (Tues) to having attempted to kidnap the young woman in 2002 when she was 17. She was waiting for a night bus when the 47-year-old punched her […]
Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has questioned his surfing capabilities. The athletic actor told Austrian showbiz magazine Live today (Fri): “I had little time to go surfing recently. First, I took two years off to spend all my time with my family. Then I did three movies in a row. “I’m not a good surfer anyway […]
The father of kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding more than 100,000 Euros in compensation from the Republic of Austria.Dietmar Heck, a lawyer representing Ludwig Koch, said today (Weds) his client suffered immensely during the eight years his daughter was kept by pervert Wolfgang Priklopil. Heck argued Kampusch could have been freed much earlier had […]
A former Croatian politician and army general serving a jail term for abuse of office has managed to sell one of his high-profile properties in Vienna, it has been reported.Austrian weekly magazine profil has reported today (Mon) that a real estate agent employed by ex-Croatian Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Zagorec has sold a villa in […]
A teenager has been put in custody after stabbing a prostitute at his home.David U. called up an escort service for a prostitute to go to his flat in Viennas Favoriten district on Saturday.Romanian Nicoletta C. suffered serious injuries as the 15-year-old stabbed her more than 20 times. The 24-year-old woman managed to leave the […]
Federal High Court judges dismissed appeals to lower the sentence of a man who stabbed a former boxing champion to death.Judge Brigitte Kunst, who headed the three-member senate in todays (Thurs) trial, said the Chechen defendants 20-year sentence will not be lowered as requested by his lawyer Lennart Binder.Zaurbek Bersanov, 27, was found guilty of […]