Threat by phone call

Man ignores ban, then threatens wife with murder

(Bild: P. Huber)

A ban on entering and approaching the house did not stop a 44-year-old man in Vienna-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus from visiting the home of his endangered wife (45). Outside the house, he is said to have threatened to kill her by phone. The police were alerted and the husband was arrested. 

At around 7.45 pm on Saturday evening, the man is said to have suddenly stood in front of his wife's apartment. She immediately alerted the police and also stated that her husband had threatened to kill her in a phone call. 

Man "only wanted to pick up laundry"
When the officers arrived, the 44-year-old was no longer there. However, the officers were able to find him in an apartment in Penzing and subsequently arrest him. 

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The Vienna police are the point of contact for people who witness violence or are themselves victims of violence. The police emergency number 133 can be called at any time. The crime prevention department of the Vienna State Office of Criminal Investigation also offers personal advice on the hotline [phone].

Further contacts:

• Women's helpline: 0800 222 555
• Vienna Intervention Center/Violence Protection Center: 0800 700 217
• Emergency call for victims: 0800 112 112
• Emergency number of the Vienna Women's Shelter Association: 05 77 22

During the interrogation, the man from Turkey stated that he had only wanted to collect the laundry from the apartment. He had not threatened his wife. He was reported at large.