Investigations against 83-year-olds for attempted murder in the district of Oberwart

2023-08-01 13:09:00

In Burgenland, an 83-year-old is suspected of attempted murder. He is said to have tried to kill his bedridden wife, who was four years his senior, the police confirmed on Tuesday in an online report by the Kronen Zeitung. The man is being held in Eisenstadt Prison. The incident happened on Sunday at noon in the Oberwart district.

The 83-year-old is said to have given his wife an electric shock or tried to give it an electric shock, said Petra Bauer, spokeswoman for the Eisenstadt public prosecutor’s office, on request. The victim was in inpatient treatment and had not yet been questioned. According to Bauer, the man has been taken into custody. The suspect made no statement to the police or to the court.

The 87-year-old screamed for help during the alleged assassination, wrote the “Krone”. Her nurse rushed over and overpowered the suspect.