Man Arrested After Decade-Long Abuse of Wife in Brigittenau

Man Arrested After Decade-Long Abuse of Wife in Brigittenau

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A 50-year-old man from Vienna’s 20th district, Brigittenau, has been arrested after allegedly abusing his wife physically for over a decade and threatening to kill her.

According to police spokesperson David Pawlik, officers from the Brigittenau police station intervened to stop the ongoing violence late on Monday morning after being called to an apartment on Handelskai. The man is now in custody.

The officers were alerted at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Upon arrival, they knocked on the door, which was answered by the 50-year-old. The officers instructed him to step outside so they could check the interior. Shouts for help were heard from the bedroom. The suspect then attempted to flee, but was quickly arrested. The 41-year-old wife opened the bedroom door for the officers, where she had locked herself in with her two children.

The woman reported that her partner had repeatedly abused her physically since 2015 and had frequently threatened to kill her. He had also allegedly threatened their daughter when she tried to help her mother, leading to charges of coercion. The woman had injuries to her head, neck and back, while the children were unharmed.

This comes just days after another brutal case of domestic violence. On Saturday, a 34-year-old woman was beaten and abused by her partner for several hours. Officers discovered the blood-covered woman in her apartment in the 5th district, Margareten, after neighbours raised the alarm.

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