No grounds for mitigation
Knife attack on wife: 15 years in prison confirmed
On Thursday, the Linz Higher Regional Court confirmed the 15-year sentence for attempted murder for a 66-year-old man who seriously injured his wife with a kitchen knife in Laakirchen at the end of October 2023. The man had appealed against the sentence. However, the OLG did not recognize any further grounds for mitigation.
The crime was preceded by a dispute between the man and his father-in-law. His wife is said to have asked him to settle the conflict, otherwise he could move out of the shared apartment. In response, the 66-year-old first threatened to commit suicide and then stabbed his wife several times with a kitchen knife, the public prosecutor's office accused him.
It was a "blackout"
The injured woman managed to call her brother, who then alerted the emergency services. During the trial at Wels Regional Court, the defendant said that he had not accepted the woman's death. He had spoken to the jury of a "blackout" because he was supposed to move out.
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