A jealousy drama among harvest workers in Eastern Styria kept a jury busy on Tuesday: a Romanian (31) came to Styria by taxi and attacked the new boyfriend of his “ex”: two and a half years in prison – not legally binding!
A 31-year-old Romanian was tried in Graz on Tuesday for attempted murder. He allegedly tried to strangle his ex’s new boyfriend with a belt in October 2023. But how did this come about?
Buy weapons from a taxi driver
The 31-year-old’s partner was working as a harvest assistant in Puch near Weiz at the time of the crime. From there she called her partner and told him she had met a new man and wanted to break up. But the Romanian did not want to accept that: he got into a taxi and drove to Styria – for about 900 euros. According to his own statements, he drank whiskey along the way and also bought a “dagger-like knife” from the taxi driver, the prosecutor explained in court.
Workers intervened
With this weapon in his hand, he went to the harvest workers’ quarters, but put the weapon down before a physical altercation broke out between the two rivals. When the woman tried to intervene, she was hit and fell to the ground. Her new boyfriend knelt next to her and the 31-year-old took the opportunity: he grabbed his belt and strangled the victim with it. Other workers intervened and the man escaped easily. The attacker was charged with attempted murder.
He now emphasized in court that he never wanted to kill his rival. He just hoped he could take the woman back to Romania. “I did not threaten anyone,” he emphasized. He told police: “I wanted revenge.”
“I have a film tear”
When the judge wanted to know why he had a knife, the 31-year-old replied: “I thought maybe she would come home with me sooner.” He couldn’t remember the incident with the belt. “He hit me and then I broke the film,” was all he said.
Ultimately, the jury ruled that it was not attempted murder, but rather an attempt to cause grievous bodily harm with intent. Sentence: two and a half years in prison (not final).
Source: Krone
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