Upper Austrian critical after being gunned down by girlfriend

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An Upper Austrian is fighting for his life after being shot by his girlfriend with a hunting rifle.Gerold A., 27, was shot in the face by Susanne-Marina B. during an argument at the family home in Kirchschlag in Upper Austria’s Urfahr-Umgebung district last night (Weds).Paramedics arrived at the house within minutes despite a snowstorm raging […]

Man killed after running onto busy motorway

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Police are investigating after a man died on the A8 Innkreis motorway in Upper Austria under mysterious circumstances.The elderly man, believed to be a 65-year-old Upper Austrian, was run down by a truck after running down a roadside embankment yesterday (Tues).It is matter of investigations why the man, who died instantly, ran onto the busy […]

Bowlegs expose bank robber

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A bank robber has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after his ex-girlfriend identified him on CCTV footage because of his bowlegs.The woman said in the witness stand at the Provincial Court in Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria, yesterday (Thurs) that she was certain the man caught on camera during an armed […]

Crushed fizzy drink can causes car crash

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A teenage learner driver caused a head-on collision when he got distracted by the sizzling sound of a can of fizzy lemonade in the back of the car.The driver of the oncoming car the 17-year-old ploughed into during his driving lesson in Sierning, Upper Austria, suffered serious injuries in the accident. Fire-fighters had to use […]

Nazi labour camp attack teens sentenced

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Three teenagers have been given suspended jail sentences for firing plastic bullets at a group of Nazi slave labour camp survivors.The male friends, aged between 14 and 16 when the incident occurred at the former stone quarry in Ebensee in Upper Austria, in May 2009.The defendants admitted having approached the group of elderly Frenchmen and […]

Doctor warns of high sepsis death rate

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Up to one out of three deaths in Upper Austrian are down to a sepsis, a leading doctor has claimed.Walter Hasibeder of the Barmherzige Schwestern Clinic in Ried im Innkreis said today (Weds) the cause of between every fifth to every third fatality was the inflammatory syndrome.Hasibeder stressed that the medical condition was often diagnosed […]

Pensioner suspected of stabbing brother

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A 70-year-old man has been accused of stabbing his brother, police in Tyrol have announced.The pensioner from Upper Austria was put in custody after the body of his brother was discovered in a flat in St. Johann this morning (Thurs).Police said the corpse showed several stabbing wounds. They added that the suspect, who has been […]

Hunter seriously injured by ‘friendly fire’

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A 48-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot by another hunter during a hare hunt in Upper Austria on Saturday.The hunter from Mistelbach in Lower Austria was hospitalised in Linz after the incident at the hunting outing near Vorderweißenbach in Upper Austria’s Urfahr-Umgebung district.He underwent emergency surgery on the same day […]

Cow puts truck driver in clinic

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A 24-year-old lorry driver had to be hospitalised after he was attacked by a cow this morning (Weds).The Upper Austrian was assigned to pick up a cow from a farm in Windhaag with his truck. He was pushed against a wall by another heifer when he teamed up with the farmer to lead the animal […]

Listeriosis bacteria fish taken from shelves

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Austria has been hit by another case of food containing Listeriosis bacteria.HMF Food Production announced today (Tues) the listeria bacteria have been discovered in its Almare Seafood smoked salmon on sale at discount supermarket Hofer. The company stressed that the products were inedible, adding that customers who bought it will be refunded.Hofer, which belongs to […]