Brit girl seriously injured in Austrian tree plunge

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A 10-year-old British girl is in a serious condition in hospital in Graz in the Austrian province of Styria after failing from a tree. The youngster was on holiday visiting relatives in Nitscha, Austria when she fell four metres from the tree in a children’s playground in a local restaurant. She was airlifted to hospital […]

Doves released for funerals offer

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The Viennese funeral parlour Furtner now offers a symbolic supplement of the classic funeral. White doves can be released into the sky during the ceremony. Doves that fly towards the sky symbolise love, luck or peace, but also the rising of the soul of the dead. Melanie Furnter, head of the funeral parlour, is convinced […]

Dead aunt case suspect freed

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A man initially suspected of killing his aunt has been freed from custody. The body of the 89-year-old woman was discovered in a deep freezer at her home in Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Lower Austria, by police officers who were contacted by relatives and friends of the pensioner last Monday. They informed officials of not […]

Dead aunt dumped in deep freezer

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A Lower Austrian man has admitted putting his aunt into a freezer to continue raking in social benefits. Officers searched the 89-year-old woman’s house in Neuhofen an der Ybbs yesterday (Mon) after relatives and friends informed them they had not heard from her for some time. Her body was discovered in a deep freezer, officials […]