Mother of violence victim

“He snuck up on my daughter with a knife”

Johanna H. (25) with her mother Carola H. (57) at the scene of the crime

(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Bissuti)

Johanna H. (25) and her mother experienced a nightmare last July. A Syrian man put a bread knife to the Viennese woman's throat. The crime could have been prevented. 

"Krone": You won't be able to erase the evening of July 7 from your memory. What happened back then?
Johanna H.: It was my mother's birthday the day before, which we celebrated together with my grandfather on that Sunday.
Carola H.: We had brunch and wanted to go for a drink in a pub near the Prater afterwards. I've regretted that decision every day since.