In the small community of Schwarzach in Vorarlberg, a mother of six killed her husband on Wednesday night — with a knife wound to the chest, krone.at reported. In the afternoon, the police released the first details and background of the crime.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the emergency services were informed of an alleged accident in Schwarzach. Paramedics and police officers immediately rush to the single-family home in the quiet community in the Rhine Valley. When they arrive on the scene, the officers are confronted with a very different scenario: a distraught woman, crying children and a bloodied husband lying motionless on the ground.
Fatal stab with kitchen knife
The officers were not called to an accident, but apparently to a murder. The 35-year-old died after being stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife. The results of the autopsy are not yet available, but it seems that this stab alone led to the fatal injuries.
“Fractures” in Marriage
The suspect is the man’s wife, 37 years old and the mother of six children, ages three to 17. The four youngest were children of the couple, who had had such an argument that night that they fatally grabbed a kitchen knife. According to Michael Beyrer of the state police station, it is unclear what the two were arguing about before the crime. The fact is that for a long time the marriage has been anything but harmonious. Beyrer spoke of “disagreements” on Wednesday.
Victim “friendly” and known to the police
If you’re to believe the neighbors, the victim was friendly and always helpful. Someone who tackled where it had to – and still smiled. Michael Beyrer had other things to say. That the man had already “appeared” at the police in the past. However, Beyrer left open what the 35-year-old was guilty of. The victim had been in Austria since 2009 on the basis of a valid residence permit, the man was from Ivory Coast and his wife is Austrian.
Child called the police on the night of the murder
But what happens to the children now? During the night they received psychological care and were handed over to the authorities. One of the children called the police on the night of the murder and the number of other witnesses to the crime is still under investigation. However, it must be assumed that all six are severely traumatized. The children’s mother is already in Feldkirch prison – and confesses.
Source: Krone
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