Son injured father

Family argument in the kitchen escalates completely

The man was arrested in front of the house.

(Bild: ZOOM.TIROL, Krone KREATIV)

A violent family argument in an apartment in Kufstein in Tyrol escalated completely on Saturday morning. A 27-year-old man injured his father. The Cobra special unit was also called out because it was initially assumed that the attack was with a knife.

The Cobra task force, three ambulances including an emergency doctor and several patrols made their way to an apartment building in the west of Kufstein shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday. During an argument, a family member is said to have threatened several people with a knife ...

Wild argument and damaged door in the kitchen
"We were finally able to arrest a 27-year-old Austrian", described head of operations Johann Egger from the Kufstein district police command to the "Krone". As it turned out, the man had gone crazy in the kitchen of the apartment. Among other things, there was a wild verbal battle between the man, his father and other family members.

The 27-year-old was in a state of mental emergency. However, he did not threaten his family with a knife.

Johann Egger, Einsatzleiter der Polizei

Bild: ZOOM.TIROL

"A knife was also involved. However, the 27-year-old, who was in a state of mental emergency, did not use it or threaten to use it against his family at any time", explains Egger. However, according to the officer, the man from Unterland damaged a door in the apartment and slightly injured his father's neck.

The 27-year-old was initially admitted to Kufstein Hospital and then transferred to another hospital. "The man was ordered to leave", according to the police.