A taxi driver was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend yesterday evening (Tuesday) in Wörgl, Tirol, Austria. The 44-year-old man has admitted killing his 54-year-old former lover after being arrested at his apartment this morning (Wednesday). The 44-year-old farmer stabbed the women to death with a pen knife in the throat. The pair split around […]
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Dream of a new life ends in hospital
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A young couple from Vienna who were planning to start a new life in Germany are now fighting for their lives in hospital after a car accident while they were out celebrating with friends in Hamburg at the weekend. The two were only named named by local police as Marie-Thérèse H. (25) and Florian R. […]
Two leading taxi companies may be forced to brace for a court case. The Federal Competition Authority (BWB) announced today (Mon) it started checking complaints by two start-up companies against Viennese market leaders 40100 and 31300. The businesses’ drivers face the sack if they use a new kind of smartphone apps. The programmes – provided […]
Taxi knocks down schoolgirl
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A 10-year-old girl suffered multiple fractures when she was hit by a cab.The child ran onto the street after school in Viennas Ottakring district yesterday (Weds). A taxi driver failed to stop in time and knocked her down. The man said he was unable to react sooner since she suddenly emerged between parked cars.The primary […]
Police have detained a woman suspected of having robbed and injured a taxi driver 10 years ago, it has emerged.Officials in Vienna said today (Weds) that the 39-year-old was arrested in the Lower Austrian district of Krems yesterday evening. She is in custody in Viennas Josefstadt prison awaiting a trial regarding the crime in Vienna-Währing […]
Prosecutors have called for tougher punishments after a court in Vienna sentenced a man to more than seven years in jail for robbing three cab drivers.The unemployed man, who amassed debts with a gambling addiction, threatened taxi drivers with a knife or punched them in the face close in the night-time incidents last summer. He […]
Cab driver breaks fare’s jaw
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A 23-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for breaking a passengers jaw.The cab driver argued with the 20-year-old soldier about the amount he had to pay for the ride in Zell am See, Salzburg, on Saturday night. The row ended when the cabbie suddenly punched the soldier in the face.The young man was transferred to […]
Vienna cabbie ‘robbed pensioner’
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A Vienna taxi driver is being sought by police after attacking and robbing an elderly fare.Police in the capital said today (Weds) an 80-year-old woman had reported being punched by the cabbie when she took out her purse full of large bank notes to pay him last night (Tues/Weds). The pensioner said he then drove […]
The new all-night underground service on Fridays and Saturdays will begin on Saturday, 4 September, it was announced today (Thurs).Vienna Social Democratic (SPÖ) Deputy Mayor Renate Brauner and Günter Steinbauer, the manager of city public transport agency Wiener Linien, said trains would be spaced at 15 minute intervals during night time service.He said the new […]