Mutual murder / suicide in Lower Austria

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A Lower Austrian pensioner killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, it has been reported.Both the 80-year-old man and his wife of the same age had been suffering from serious illnesses for a long time, according to local newspapers.The couple’s daughter discovered her dead parents at their house in St. Valentin yesterday evening […]

Fritzl interview ‘will have consequences’

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German reporters may face legal charges in Austria for interviewing incest beast Josef Fritzl, it has emerged.The Austrian justice ministry announced today (Weds) that reporters from the German daily newspaper Bild were suspected of having lied to prison officials to get an interview with the 75-year-old pervert.The ministry said the journalists may have cooperated with […]

My wife and kids love me, claims Fritzl

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Incest monster Josef Fritzl has said he was convinced his former wife was still in love with him.The 75-year-old, who was jailed for life after admitting to rape, incest, murder and enslavement last year, told reporters from German daily Bild: “I wrote her (wife Rosemarie Fritzl) eight letters. She didn’t reply to any of them. […]

Injured man goes home after hit by car

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A pedestrian hit by a car was found being looked after by his wife following an accident in Upper Austria this morning (Mon).The 48-year-old man was thrown against a car windscreen when the driver failed to spot him and ploughed straight into the man as he was walking his dog Marchtrenk in the early morning […]

Vintner’s skull crushed in wine press

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A Lower Austrian winemaker died in a freak worksite accident this morning (Weds).Langenlois police said the 46-year-old was found stuck in a wine press head first by his wife who heard his screams for help.Fire-fighters managed to free the vintner using hydraulic equipment, but he died in an ambulance en route to a clinic in […]

Salzburg man jailed for fuel attack against wife

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A Tunisian has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for threatening to set his wife on fire.Judges at Salzburg’s Provincial Court heard today (Thurs) how the 30-year-old had asked his wife what she would do if he burnt the house down – before showering her with petrol in front of their son.The Austrian woman, […]

Vienna woman locked away by husband for months

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A 22-year-old Viennese locked away his wife for more than seven months, it has emerged.Mario Hejl, a spokesman for police in the capital, confirmed a report by daily Heute today (Thurs). Hejl explained: “Vienna police deliberately decided not to make the case public since it was considered unsuitable.”The spokesman said the suspect had been arrested […]

One injured as birthday surprise goes wrong

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One man was injured when a pensioner fearing a burglary shot at a group of friends trying to put up a poster to surprise his birthday-celebrating wife.Police in St. Georgen in Upper Austria’s Vöcklabruck district said today (Thurs) the 78-year-old had fired several shots in the direction the noise was coming from in his house’s […]

Styrian pensioner drowns in well

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Styrian police said today (Thurs) a pensioner drowned in a well on Tuesday evening.Officials in Krusdorf in the district of Feldbach announced the 78-year-old’s body was found by his wife. They added the elderly man had supposedly lost balance as he died instantly after plunging down eight metres.His wife told officers he had been busy […]

‘Voodoo terrorists’ nicked

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A married couple and a Graz man who used voodoo to terrorise a family in Abtissendorf in Styria’s Graz-Umgebung district have been arrested.Police said today (Fri) they had traced threatening SMS messages sent from the married couple to the family.The husband, 46, his wife, 23, and an accomplice, a 46-year-old Graz man, were arrested and […]