Turbulent Process Against Biting Pensioner After Attack on Police Officer

The retiree, accused of attempted resistance against state authority and attempted bodily harm, did not plead guilty. The trial was turbulent, as the 67-year-old did not recognize the Austrian state and identified herself as a state refuser. She declared that she was "a protected person" and referred to the Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949, Article 52. She emphasized that only the Creator could judge her.

Police Officer in Trial Against Aggressive Retiree: "Saw Her Open Mouth"

The subject of the proceedings was a police operation in or outside the woman's apartment. When her beloved pet - a Samoyed - was to be taken away from her, she seemed to lose control. "There was a strange atmosphere upon arrival. She refused everything and emphasized that she did not recognize the police," reported the senior officer. When she was informed that her dog was to be taken away based on the Animal Keeping Act, she allegedly "kicked out," "raised her knee," and "turned the colleague's neck to the right and tried to bite his upper arm." Later, she allegedly tried to bite him herself when he attempted to pin her against the wall: "I saw her open mouth." In summary, the officer emphasized: "The resistance was generally very intense."

"I couldn't bite. My teeth weren't real. I know you can't bite with them," the accused countered. She also claimed she did not kick towards the officers, but only raised her knee because there was a bunch of keys in her pocket. She emphasized that the officers acted violently against her. When pinned against the wall, a police officer "tore out a breast implant. That was painful."

Trial Against Aggressive Retiree Postponed to Mid-October

To obtain the recordings from the bodycam of an officer involved in the operation and to summon additional witnesses, the trial was adjourned to October 17. The defendant remains in pre-trial detention until then, a release application by her legal representative Sonja Scheed was rejected.

The 67-year-old has three previous convictions, two of which are related to aggressive dogs. She was first convicted because her then-dog - each time without a leash and muzzle - attacked passersby on two different days and bit four women. For this, she received a fine for negligent bodily harm. The "dog enthusiast" received another fine after her next dog - the first had since died - attacked two women. One of the victims fell and sustained a hip fracture.

Pensioner Subject to Dog Ownership Ban

Since this incident, the pensioner was subject to a dog ownership ban, which she ignored. She acquired a Samoyed. The keeping of the Nordic dog breed - originally used as working and sled dogs - involves high demands. The most recent dog of the 67-year-old sent a Pomeranian to the afterlife with a neck bite on August 17 in a dog zone in the city center. The removal of the dog could only be carried out with the support of the police dog unit due to the defiant owner. The Samoyed was taken to the animal shelter.

In addition to a conviction, the defendant also faces the revocation of a one-year suspended sentence. The woman was last conditionally sentenced to twelve months in January 2022 for attempted extortion and coercion after she sent threatening letters to a tax officer and a police officer. In these, the state denier demanded 500 and 2,000 fine ounces of silver from the recipients for alleged misconduct.

(APA/Red)

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