Reconciliatory ending

Attack on pregnant sister ends with a hug

On March 4, a large-scale operation in Braunau caused a stir. A 25-year-old woman is said to have attacked her sister.(Bild: Scharinger Daniel)

The rumors of a murder in Braunau in Upper Austria turned out to be an attack with a toy gun. A 25-year-old woman had beaten and threatened her pregnant sister (27). There were tears in court and a conciliatory ending.

At the beginning of March, the rumor mill was buzzing in Braunau: after a major police operation, there was even talk of murder. The "Krone" revealed what had really happened: a 25-year-old woman allegedly held a toy gun to the temple of her pregnant sister, who was two years older than her, hit her in the head with it and punched her in the stomach with her fist. Fortunately, the alleged attack is unlikely to have had any consequences for the fetus.

Defendant pleads guilty
Now the 25-year-old, who turned herself in after the incident, had to appear in court. "The victim refused because she didn't have to testify against her sister," says Alois Ebner, senior public prosecutor in Ried. "That's why we were left with threats and a light blow with a toy gun."

The defendant pleaded guilty and the case ended in court with a plea bargain - and a tearful embrace between the two sisters.