Man in court

Food delivery man threatened with a gun during delivery

The man from Mostviertel acknowledged the delivery of cheeseburgers, cheesecake and an iced tea with a dangerous threat.(Bild: Peter Tomschi)

30-year-old man in court for making a dangerous threat: he had threatened the delivery man with a gun. Now he has been fined.

Trouble with his supervisor, no sleep for two days: "It was simply a stressful day". So exhausting that the 30-year-old blew a fuse. At the St. Pölten regional court, however, he initially saw himself in the role of the victim. Because when the man, who by his own account lived a very reclusive life, was forced into "social contact" by a food delivery man with phone calls and insistent ringing and door knocking, he felt the concentrated resentment of the Mostviertel man. Until the self-proclaimed "hermit" finally took up arms.

The victim fled at the sight of the gas pistol (symbolic image).(Bild: LPD Wien)

But first things first: "I ordered my food online like every day," said the 30-year-old. With the note "contactless delivery". When the delivery was a long time coming, the man canceled the order. But just a few minutes later, "I was bombarded with phone calls. Then the doorbell rang and knocked. I started to panic." He got his gun - a gas pistol - and opened the door: "What do you want?"

"Stupid short-circuit reaction"
In mortal fear, the Indian food delivery man fled. "We're people too," the victim hopes for more respect in future. The 30-year-old has now been fined for his "inappropriate reaction". He now regrets his "stupid knee-jerk reaction".