A Hungarian woman and her boyfriend had to be hospitalised after a violent night-time argument. The 30-year-old attacked her partner, 31, with a knife in their apartment in Wels, Upper Austria, last night (Sun/Mon). She suffered injuries herself in the brawl, according to local police. Officials are set to question the woman trying to find […]
A train bound for Klagenfurt, Carinthia, was hit by eight bullets at the weekend. A conductor informed the police after she noticed that six windows were broken when the EuroCity express train stopped in Salzburg on Saturday evening. The train started its journey in Karlsruhe, Germany. The shooting incident most likely occurred near Chiemsee, a […]
An elderly woman was hit and killed by a car as she attempted to cross a road. The 64-year-old local resident wanted to cross a street in Geiersberg, Upper Austria, when she was knocked to the ground by an approaching vehicle this morning (Thurs). She wore dark clothes and did not use a pedestrian crossing, […]
A would-be robber did a runner after he found a bank shut. The felon – caught by surveillance cameras wearing a “Scream” horror movie mask tried to enter a branch in Vestenthal, Lower Austria, around midday on Tuesday. He ran away as the glass door failed to open. The bank opens only at 2pm for […]
A 50-year-old woman from Lower Austria has received a suspended jail sentence for shooting an elderly woman by accident. The 77-year-old woman was at the offender’s home to have her hair done before attending a birthday party. She was hit by a bullet into the neck while sitting under a hood drier when the hobby […]
A 38-year-old Croatian has been arrested for selling drugs in Carinthia and Salzburg. Police in Villach, Carinthia, announced today (Tues) the man was put in custody last week. They said he dealt with “large amounts” of cocaine, explaining that he added milk powder before selling the illegal substance to his clients In related news, police […]
An Austrian soldier faces a trial for buying flags showing banned Nazi era signs and slogans while participating in an international peacekeeping mission. A spokesman for the defence ministry said today (Tues) a colleague of the militiaman informed superiors when he showed the items to him while on patrol at the Golan Heights in Syria. […]
An Austrian may have spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Manfred B. called the police after discovering the body of prostitute Heidemarie Mayerhofer at her flat in Salzburg in November 1980. The pimp, who was 29 at the time, was considered a suspect when police were told he […]
Police are looking for possible more victims of a marriage impostor after four women already came forward. Officials in Vienna announced yesterday (Weds) that Zaman Denli could have received 175,000 Euros from Austrian women after promising to marry them. The Turk started defrauding women in 2004, according to investigators. One of his victims told the […]
A 49-year-old man who lived in a forest for years has been sentenced to life in jail for attempted murder. Friedrich Osterbauer nearly killed a prostitute at a brothel during an outing from a prison in Graz where he served a term for various criminal offences. The offender was allowed to spend every other weekend […]