Threatened with murder: man hit his ex-girlfriend on the head in Vienna

A 25-year-old man headbutted his ex-girlfriend late on Friday evening in her apartment in Vienna-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus and threatened to kill her and her family. According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, the 23-year-old Serbian national had let him into her apartment on Gablenzgasse so he could collect his belongings. The encounter escalated around 9:45 p.m. and an argument broke out.

Headbutt to the nose
The man headbutted his ex-girlfriend in the nose. Family members came to her aid and a scuffle broke out. He threatened to kill the family and the 23-year-old. The police officers, who had now been warned, arrested the aggressor. Further investigation revealed that he had threatened the 23-year-old several times to publish intimate videos of her.

Two people injured
Both the woman and the perpetrator were slightly injured in the scuffle. A ban on entering and approaching him was issued, as well as a temporary weapons ban. He was released after consultation with the Public Prosecution Service.

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information at the women’s helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women’s Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; the Vienna Intervention Center against Family Violence/Violence Protection Center Vienna: www.interventionsstelle-wien.at and the 24-hour women’s emergency number of the city of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as the emergency number of the women’s shelter at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700- 217; Police emergency number: 133.