A woman in Vienna experienced a terrible cycle of violence at the hands of her partner. Her 30-year-old boyfriend is said to have beaten her weekly since the beginning of January. On the night of July 8, his sadistic tendencies finally got the upper hand: he hit the woman on the head, kicked her in the face and inflicted cuts on her with a razor blade, which he rubbed with salt and sprayed with perfume.
Lawyer Michael Dohr assured the Vienna Regional Court on Friday that he did not do the latter out of sadism, but rather to disinfect the superficial wounds, which were up to 15 centimeters long, with alcohol. “Salt was obviously not involved. Only perfume.’ The defendant confessed and regretted it: ‘The two had an on-again, off-again relationship. There have always been disputes. It was a toxic relationship in which the two gave nothing to each other.”
Threatened with murder
The suspect probably suspected that his girlfriend not only had an intimate relationship with him. Prosecutors say he threatened to kill her if she cheated on him. After the first acts of violence occurred, he allegedly told the woman that she would “die” if she “said one thing.” As punishment, the 30-year-old is said to have demanded that his partner stand on one leg or remain completely motionless. Otherwise, she can expect a “life expectancy of three seconds.”
Attacks as ‘power demonstration’
Given his client’s admitted responsibility and his previous integrity, attorney Dohr seeks a diversionary maneuver: “The forensic medical expert determined that there were minor physical injuries.” According to the forensic psychiatric report obtained, the accused attacks are a ‘demonstration’. in effect.” After the woman ended the relationship, the psychiatric expert determined there was a low to moderate risk that the 30-year-old would become violent again.
The hearing had to be postponed until December 1. Because the judge did not serve the suspect with the criminal complaint in a timely manner, he was unable to discuss it in detail with his lawyer and was therefore unable to prepare for the trial in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Source: Krone
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