Flea from a violent marriage

The “Krone” helps Carinthian woman make a fresh start

Editor-in-chief Mößlacher and Rutar sales manager Marlies Moser with the voucher.(Bild: Jennifer Kapellari, Krone KREATIV)

After violence, an accident and homelessness, a pensioner from Klagenfurt was left with nothing. She slept on the floor for months. The "Krone" and the furniture store Rutar could not stand idly by.

Fate has not been kind to some people. The story of a woman from Klagenfurt, who wrote to "Krone", is particularly poignant. She had been trapped in a violent marriage for years until she plucked up the courage and escaped from her ordeal. After a car accident and some time without a roof over her head, the woman with a minimum pension was allocated a council apartment.

"I was happy that I now had my own four walls," she says in an interview with "Krone". However, the apartment has been completely empty for months because there is not enough money - no kitchen, no furniture, not even a bed. "I sleep on the floor with my jacket," explains the pensioner.

"Krone" readers and Rutar help in need
When the "Krone" found out about the Klagenfurt woman's difficult situation, it was clear that help was needed. Together with the Carinthian furniture store Rutar, which donated 2,000 euros, the "Krone readers help" association supported the woman in need with a voucher so that she could finally furnish her new home with the essentials! "A thousand thanks! I'm really speechless!" she says, touched.

After the Christmas campaign, in which around 35,000 euros in donations were received for several Carinthian families in need, the non-profit association is already taking care of other emergencies.

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