Riot in front of company

Knife-wielding man (38) hits policewoman in the face

An armed 38-year-old man hit a police officer in the face with his fist.

(Bild: zVg, krone.at-Grafik)

Wild scenes took place on a company premises in Reichenau an der Rax in the district of Neunkirchen. A 38-year-old man first threatened several passers-by and the porter before attacking the police who had been alerted.

Why the knife-wielding man went so berserk on Saturday evening is still under investigation. In any case, the police received the first emergency calls at around 6 pm: The 38-year-old had pulled out a knife, threatened passers-by and damaged a car. The porter was then targeted by the raving man. He was also threatened with the knife, but was able to flee into the building.

Immediately attacked the police officers
The sight of the rushing police officers did nothing to calm the gunman. On the contrary! He immediately attacked the police officers. He hit a policewoman in the face with his fist and injured another officer on the knee. Even the use of pepper spray did not impress the 38-year-old. It was only after reinforcements were called that the attacker was overpowered. He was taken to Wiener Neustadt prison. Drugs were seized during a house search.

Nur vier Stunden später

Verletzter Beamter nach Lärmbelästigung

Only four hours later, a supposedly routine operation escalated in Aspang, about 25 kilometers away. The police were called to an apartment owner (44) who had been listening to music far too loudly during the night. However, he did not comply with the request to turn down the volume. Instead, he turned it up even louder. After he was reported to the police, he tried to force the uniformed officers out of his apartment. 

Painful fall
However, the 44-year-old, who was drunk at the time, fell himself. A mishap that made the man even angrier. Gesticulating wildly, he approached the police officers until he finally attacked one of them, causing both men to fall and injure themselves. In this case too, the arrest could only be enforced with a great deal of physical force.