63-year-old in hospital

Three injured after argument over registration certificate

A 63-year-old man had to be taken to hospital by ambulance (symbolic image).(Bild: Evelyn Hronek)

An argument in a Klagenfurt apartment got completely out of hand. A 63-year-old man was so badly beaten up by his opponents that he had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. The argument was probably triggered by a registration certificate.

The argument escalated on Tuesday evening in an apartment in Klagenfurt. "The situation was initially very unclear for the officers," explained a police press spokesperson to the "Krone" newspaper. The police found four injured people in the stairwell of the apartment building: a 26-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man. And just a few meters away, a seriously injured 63-year-old and a 62-year-old.

Man beaten with a floor lamp
It took the officers' investigations to find out why the situation had escalated so much. In a dispute over a registration certificate, the 32-year-old is said to have beaten his 63-year-old with a floor lamp, and the 26-year-old even attacked the man with a pair of scissors.

After the officers were able to get some clarity, the handcuffs clicked for the two younger injured men and the 63-year-old was taken to the accident hospital by the ambulance. "Further investigations will probably bring more clarity to this case," concluded the police.