In a red-light district in Vienna-Ottakring, a 23-year-old Austrian man threatened a prostitute with a gun. The man wanted to rob the woman. After an intensive investigation, the suspect was arrested on Sunday.
According to the Viennese police, the man tried to rob a prostitute with his gun in a red-light district last Tuesday. The suspect was legally in possession of the weapon.
The prostitute was not injured in the incident
When another prostitute in the next room became aware of the incident, the victim broke free and fled. The man fled without taking anything with him. No one was injured in the incident.
The man would have had money problems
After intensive investigation by the State Criminal Investigation Department in Vienna, the alleged perpetrator was found on Sunday. The man was arrested at his home address in Vienna-Favoriten by officials, supported by the EKO Cobra, Special Units Directorate. During his interrogation, he confessed and cited money problems as the reason for the crime. The 23-year-old was taken to prison.
Source: Krone
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