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59-Year-Old Threatened 15-Year-Old with Axe in Vienna-Neubau

Polizeieinsatz nach Drohung mit Beil.
Polizeieinsatz nach Drohung mit Beil. ©LPD Wien/Canva
A threat against a 15-year-old triggered a police operation in Vienna-Neubau on Saturday.

A 59-year-old man allegedly threatened a 15-year-old with an axe on Mariahilfer Straße without any apparent reason, after the teenager had merely walked past the homeless man.

Man Arrested After Axe Threat in Vienna-Neubau

Officers from the Fuhrmannsgasse police station arrested the alleged perpetrator. The police found the axe in the man's bag. During questioning, the suspect stated that he was afraid of mobile phones and suspected that the 15-year-old intended to harm him with it. The Vienna public prosecutor's office ordered his transfer to a correctional facility.

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