No one wants this to have been the case. But the fact is that a pensioner was found on the street with serious injuries, even life-threatening injuries. This was allegedly preceded by real torture: he had to eat cat feces and was also abused. Even if a Viennese couple denies any guilt, the jury does not believe it for the second time.
It must have been incredible torment for a 64-year-old to experience on January 26, 2020. The Viennese was found slumped on the street with numerous fractures – cheekbones, cervical vertebrae, sternum, ribs and thoracic vertebrae. The worst injuries only became apparent during emergency medical care: he was threatened with multiple organ failure after sepsis and his rectum was punctured.
Wiener is said to have suffered unspeakable torture
Who is responsible for these terrible injuries? A man and a woman sit in the dock at the Vienna Regional Court – the son of a close friend of the victim and his partner. For years they allegedly financially exploited the 64-year-old, who actually needed protection: he received a pension of 2,000 euros and the defendants received social assistance.
This torture took place during a discussion in the close friend’s apartment. The public prosecutor describes the violent acts in full: They hit him on the back several times with a grinding stone, beat him severely and kicked him. The mentally disabled person had to eat cat feces and drink urine. After the suspect (44) allegedly assaulted the victim with a bamboo stick, the man became unconscious. They didn’t let him leave the apartment until the afternoon.
Long prison sentences at first trial
The first defendant from Vienna was sentenced to seven years in prison last July for, among other things, rape and intentional infliction of serious bodily harm. His partner served three years in prison, including for intentional infliction of serious bodily harm and coercion. These rulings were overturned by the Supreme Court. Despite the right to seizure, the statement of the 44-year-old’s mother was used.
But she also appears to be a key figure in the recent trial: the name Monika W is mentioned again and again. The defendants shift the blame to the victim’s good friend. “My mother is of a different caliber. She likes to act innocently and involve others,” the 44-year-old is convinced that the injuries were her fault.
Because the 59-year-old would not have handled the victim properly either. He and his adult representative reported being beaten and bruised… However, in the lawsuit she is only listed as a witness, she has also apologized for the hearing and stated in advance that she would not testify.
However, the jury does not believe that the mother is also responsible for the torture of her supposedly good friend: the 44-year-old is found guilty and sentenced to another seven years in prison – so the punishment remains the same for him in the second legal round. Different for a younger partner. She was only sentenced to three months probation for continuously stealing property. She took the victim’s mobile phone and cut the SIM card. Not legally binding.
Source: Krone
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