Barbecue escalates

Father wants to hit son with bottle – and falls

(Bild: P. Huber)

Because his son (18) did not follow his instructions immediately, a 55-year-old man tried to hit the young man on the head with a full bottle of beer on Wednesday afternoon in Vienna. However, the father fell and injured himself.

The family was spending the holiday together at a barbecue in Vienna's Donaustadt district. At around 3.45 p.m., the father, an Austrian citizen, asked his son to load the folding chairs into the car. However, because the 18-year-old did not do so, the man tried to hit him on the head with a beer bottle. 

The 18-year-old ran off, however, and his father ran after him - and fell. He was injured.

Whole family threatened to kill him
The man had allegedly already threatened to kill the boy, his daughter and his ex-wife. The 55-year-old was provisionally arrested. He was taken to hospital. The man was banned from entering and approaching the house and a temporary weapons ban was issued.

During questioning, the father appeared remorseful - he spoke of gaps in his memory.