First the wedding to the woman of his dreams, then a wedding nightmare: Because a Carinthian had to watch his partner turn to something new in the true sense of the word – she took her lover home! The unusual love triangle ended in a knife attack and a conviction.
“Poor idiot” is not very polite, but can often be heard quietly in the Klagenfurt courtroom, packed with students and children, when the defendant, an impeccable family man from the Gailtal, tells judge Michaela Sanin about his marital woes: “They belongs to me. ‘Dream woman’ is how he describes his wife of six years. “Our daughter was an absolute dream child!” But because the small business owner worked a lot, the dream woman complained – and apparently searched online for someone new.
Initially, the rival, who was twelve years younger than him, was even introduced at home as a ‘platonic friend’ – but chats show that he was already saved as ‘Schatzi’ in his mobile phone and violent expressions of love were exchanged. “He also spent the night with us once. She was on the couch with him and I couldn’t do anything!” complains the cheated husband. “I didn’t want to lose my family, so I watched and hoped that the other person would finally leave us alone and she would stay with me.”
“You’re losing everything and bleeding!”
But at another meeting in his living room she allegedly said something very unpleasant to him: ‘I hate you. You will lose everything. The other will be the new father and you will bleed!’ Then he saw red, grabbed his pocket knife and blindly stabbed his rival. “I’m incredibly sorry,” says the Gailtaler, as he regrets his actions. His victim survived with serious injuries and could only be saved with blood transfusions. “I don’t know what happened,” claims the young man, who now lives happily with the defendant’s wife. “It was all good anyway.”
Six years in prison, not legally binding
Judge Sanin shakes her head: “There was a marriage with a child, you enter the house, sleep there and say everything was pure happiness?” Prosecutor Nicola Trinker believes the suspect – and is therefore ‘only’ charged with attempted murder, which presupposes an “understandable emotional arousal” and not because of the higher penalty for attempted murder. The sentence is still harsh: six years in prison, not legally binding.
Source: Krone
I am Wallace Jones, an experienced journalist. I specialize in writing for the world section of Today Times Live. With over a decade of experience, I have developed an eye for detail when it comes to reporting on local and global stories. My passion lies in uncovering the truth through my investigative skills and creating thought-provoking content that resonates with readers worldwide.
