Redness on the neck
Nine-month-old baby strangled: father charged
A young and unemployed father (29) from Flachgau is alleged to have strangled his own baby. Intentional grievous bodily harm is the accusation of the Salzburg public prosecutor's office. The case will be heard at the regional court next week.
According to the indictment, the incident took place in an apartment in a Flachgau community in January 2024 - the child was only nine months old at the time. According to a forensic medical report, the infant had dark redness in the neck area.
Accident version of the accused's story
In an interrogation, the accused explained this as an accident: the child had fallen off the couch. In order to stop the fall, he had grabbed the child - and caught his neck in the process. However, according to the expert's report, this version of the defendant's story did not match the injuries. It also states that the injuries - although serious - were not life-threatening.
The mother herself is said to have been unaware of the incident. Next Thursday, the case will be the subject of a jury trial at Salzburg Provincial Court.
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