Potentially dangerous

Manhunt: Prisoner escapes from prison in Vienna

On Monday afternoon, a prisoner escaped from the Mittersteig prison in Vienna-Margareten; an immediate police search has so far been unsuccessful. The man apparently escaped via scaffolding on the front of the building.

A prisoner escaped from the Forensic Therapeutic Center on Mittersteig in Vienna-Margareten at midday on Monday. An immediate police search was unsuccessful, according to investigators. The man is still being searched for intensively.

Escaped via scaffolding
According to reports, the man may have taken advantage of his position as a houseworker in the prison and escaped via scaffolding attached to the front of the building. The Vienna police are asking people who noticed the escaped man during or after his escape to contact the police.

Facility for mentally abnormal offenders
Forensic therapeutic centers house people who have committed certain crimes under the significant influence of a serious and lasting mental disorder.

Vienna police ask for information

Information (also anonymous) will be accepted via the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Central Branch, on 01-31310-43800.

The perpetrators are also considered dangerous and it is feared that they will commit further serious crimes. A distinction is made between offenders who were sane at the time of the crime due to this disorder and those who were not.