Safe cleared out

Boss charged after coup in Carinthian luxury hotel

The alleged safecracker and hotel manager maintains her innocence in front of Judge Sabine Götz and public prosecutor Tanja Wohlgemuth: "It certainly wasn't me."(Bild: Kerstin Wassermann)

A woman as a safecracker? The accusation against a hotel manager in Carinthia who allegedly broke into and emptied a safe containing the high daily wages and tips of employees in a well-known hotel sounds almost like a movie script. But how did the coup really happen?

A real crime thriller is being played out at Klagenfurt Provincial Court about the sensational coup at one of the best hotels in a ski resort. It's not just the scene of the crime that's a tough one - it's also very rare for women to be charged with aggravated burglary. In this case, too, one wonders how the 1.60 meter tall 39-year-old is supposed to have ripped a safe out of the wall.