Trial in Innsbruck

“Wealthy” Tyrolean woman collects money for trial

A Tyrolean woman (42) collected donations for the trial against her still-husband. She has now been accused of fraud due to a crowdfunding campaign. She now had to answer for this in court.

"Help for a mother in need: fight for a life without violence!" Under this title, a Tyrolean woman (42) called for a crowdfunding campaign for herself from July to August - even though she allegedly had considerable assets. "It may look good on paper, but I was in an absolute financial emergency," said the woman, who has now been charged with serious fraud at Innsbruck Regional Court.

But I was only a shareholder in the company register and my husband never repaid my large loan.

Die Angeklagte

This was mainly because she had lent her husband a lot of money for his real estate company, in which she also had a stake. "But I was only a shareholder in the company register and my husband never repaid my large loan," she lamented.

Money became scarce
At some point, the 42-year-old could no longer afford to make social security payments. And she could not afford to pursue private proceedings against her husband, as there was no money for a lawyer.

Judge Theresa Posch and public prosecutor Florian Oberhofer believed the defendant - also on the basis of documents that were only submitted late. "I cannot see any intention to defraud or deceive", said the judge. Acquittal!