2023-05-28 09:36:55
On the order of the Vienna public prosecutor’s office, a 53-year-old man and his wife, who was a year younger, were arrested in Vienna-Döbling on Saturday evening on charges of continued violence. They are said to have abused their daughter, who had lived with them until recently, for years, the state police said on Sunday. The 23-year-old woman had previously reported the parents to a police inspection.
The person concerned must have suffered under the strict regime of her parents since childhood and experienced violence. As police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger said when asked by APA, she is said to have been beaten and tortured regularly for around ten years. Verbal humiliation was apparently the order of the day. The father is said to have torn earrings from the girl’s or young woman’s earlobe as punishment or punished the daughter with a belt if she did not meet his standards and values. She is said to have been locked in the apartment for several days and deprived of her freedom.
“It cannot be ruled out that religious and ideological backgrounds played a role,” said Hasslinger. The parents are formally stateless, but are originally from Afghanistan. The daughter also accuses the two of having had to take out loans for them from a bank under threat of violence.
The parents deny the allegations against them. After the suspects had been questioned by the criminal police, they were taken to the Josefstadt prison. In addition to continued use of force and deprivation of liberty, investigations are also carried out into the direction of severe extortion and severe coercion. The LKA, West Branch, is conducting further investigations. The 23-year-old is now in a women’s shelter.
( SERV IC E – The Vienna police sees itself as a contact for people who perceive violence or are victims of violence themselves. The emergency number can be reached at any time on number 133. The crime prevention department of the Vienna State Criminal Police Office also offers personal advice on the hotline 0800- 216346. Other points of contact are the women’s helpline (0800-222555) and the Vienna intervention center/violence protection center (0800-700217), victim emergency number: (0800-112112) and the emergency number of the Vienna Women’s Shelter Association (057722).)
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