Girl Threatened During Trial in Vienna: Prison Sentence for 30-Year-Old

An incident during a court trial in June now has legal consequences: A 30-year-old man was sentenced to seven months in prison, not yet legally binding, because he had massively intimidated trial visitors. During a break, he told several underage girls that he would "kill" or "fuck" them if they returned to the courtroom for the verdict announcement.

30-Year-Old Intimidated Girls During Court Recess

The man emphasized his statements with a gesture that suggested cutting the throat. In the trial on Wednesday, he presented himself as reformed before Judge Lisa Hammer. "That was a stupid mistake," he said. He claimed not to have a negative attitude towards women: "I grew up in a women's shelter myself."

He claimed to have felt provoked by the girls because they "discriminated against him as a child abductor." Whether he had said the exact words, he was not sure: "Maybe I said it, could be." He was "under a lot of pressure" in that situation.

Alcohol and Medication as Triggers

According to his own statements, the defendant had taken benzodiazepines on the day of the threat and consumed alcohol during the break: "Three pints and two, three shots – in 30 minutes." Under this combination, he said "a lot of nonsense."

The statements of the affected girls indicated a serious threat. A 16-year-old said in court: "I was really scared." Another witness explained: "We wanted to show him that we are strong together." Despite the threats, they attended the verdict announcement.

Proceedings for Child Abduction

In the originally negotiated case, the man was accused of child abduction. At the beginning of the year, he had taken in and hidden his eleven-year-old niece, who was considered missing – among other places, in the drawer of a bed bench. For this, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison. This sentence is not yet legally binding. After the incident with the visitors, the man was taken into custody and has now been sentenced again.

(APA/Red)

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