Domestic violence

Man threatened to kill his wife and children

(Bild: stock.adobe.com - Olga Yastremska, New Africa, Africa Studio)

In the Vienna-Währing district, an apparently intoxicated 47-year-old father is said to have verbally threatened his 43-year-old wife and three children aged 7, 9 and 21. In Margareten, a man pulled out a knife and threatened his 32-year-old wife.

In the district of Währing, the man is said to have threatened to kill his wife and three children. He repeated his threat to his eldest son in the presence of the alerted police officers from the Martinstraße police station.

The 47-year-old was arrested. He was banned from entering and approaching the building. The reason for the dispute is said to have been the son's employment.

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The Vienna police are the point of contact for people who perceive violence or are themselves victims of violence. The police emergency number 133 can be reached at any time. The crime prevention department of the Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation also offers personal advice on the hotline [phone]

Further contacts:

• Women's helpline: 0800 222 555
• Vienna Intervention Center/Violence Protection Center: 0800 700 217
• Emergency call for victims: 0800 112 112
• Emergency call of the Association of Viennese Women's Shelters: 05 77 22

Wife threatened with kitchen knife
In the district of Vienna-Margareten, a 37-year-old Turkish citizen allegedly threatened to kill his 32-year-old wife with a kitchen knife during an argument in their shared apartment. The wife then called the police. Officers from the Viktor-Christ-Gasse police station arrested the 37-year-old for the time being and issued him with a no-entry and no-approach order.