Mystery SMS may help solve murder

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Austrian police are hoping that the mystery SMS sent claiming to be from the woman who was already dead might help them track down her killer. The 58-year-old woman was found dead with massive head injuries in her flat in Schwechat outside Vienna after a neighbour raised the alarm. The neighbour said that the woman […]

Teen robbers’ lake getaway flops

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Two would-be robbers tried to escape the police by leaping into one of Europe’s largest lakes. The duo aged 14 and 16 were caught red-handed during an attempted break-in at a shop in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, last night (Mon/Tues). They initially managed to run away and tried to outrun the officers by jumping into Lake Constance […]

Pensioner fights off duo targeting diplomat’s wife

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A courageous pensioner scared away two muggers trying to rob the wife of an Italian diplomat, it has emerged.Maria Rosaria – the spouse of Eugenio d’Auria, the Italian ambassador in Vienna – was attacked by two women in front of the State Opera in Vienna’s Innere Stadt district after a performance. The duo used pepper […]