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More dramatic WEGA-Einsatz in Wien-Favorites: 23-Jähriger wolllte Stiefmutter umbringen

More dramatic WEGA-Einsatz in Wien-Favorites: 23-Jähriger wolllte Stiefmutter umbringen

WEGA-Einsatz in Wien-Favoriten.


WEGA-Einsatz in Wien-Favoriten.
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During a WEGA operation in Vienna-Favoriten, a 23-year-old was arrested on Saturday evening for beating and threatening his stepmother with a knife. The background to the violent dispute is currently under investigation.

A 42-year-old woman was beaten with a knife and threatened by her stepson in Vienna-Favoriten on November 30. When officers from the Favoriten city police command knocked on the door around 8 p.m., the 23-year-old announced that he would “kill” the woman, the state police directorate said on Sunday afternoon. As a result, officers from the WEGA special operations command were called in, who forcibly opened the apartment and arrested the suspect.

42-year-old in Vienna-Favorites beaten by stepson: arrest

By then, the woman had already managed to knock the knife out of her stepson’s hand. Because both were standing directly in front of an open window of the second-floor apartment, the weapon fell onto the street.

The woman suffered several facial injuries. She received emergency medical treatment and was taken to a hospital by Vienna’s professional rescue service. A restraining order and a temporary weapons ban were issued against the 23-year-old. The reason for the violent dispute is currently unclear. The Vienna State Criminal Investigation Department, South Division, has taken over the investigation.

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