Attack on Senior Citizen in Lower Austria: Pre-Trial Detention for Suspect

Following the attack on an 80-year-old woman on Wednesday evening in the district of Bruck an der Leitha, pre-trial detention has been imposed on the 53-year-old suspect. Investigations are underway on suspicion of attempted murder, Josef Mechtler, spokesperson for the Korneuburg public prosecutor's office, announced on Friday upon request. The incident allegedly involved an attack with a broken glass bottle. The elderly woman was seriously injured but is not in life-threatening condition.

According to Mechtler, the pre-trial detention is initially limited until December 29. The motive of the 53-year-old Polish citizen remains the subject of investigations, said the authority's spokesperson. Whether the acquaintance of the victim confessed or pleaded not guilty was not disclosed.

Woman Seriously Injured

According to police information, the 80-year-old suffered serious injuries to her neck and upper body. She was admitted to a hospital for inpatient treatment. An interrogation was not possible initially.

Important Information

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at, as well as at the Women's Shelter Emergency Call at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217, https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/, at the Police Emergency Call: 133, and in Lower Austria at the NÖ Women's Telephone: 0800-800 810.

(APA/Red)

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