Knife threat in Vienna: 24-year-old arrested after scaring children!

Knife threat in Vienna: 24-year-old arrested after scaring children!

In a worrying incident in the Danube city, a 24-year-old Austrian man was arrested after threatening two children with a knife. Loud oe24 The alarm occurred on Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m. on Tietzestrasse. Thanks to the quick reaction of the children, who informed their father, the situation was prevented from escalating. The father spoke out courageously against the attacker and knocked the knife out of his hand, which was later found in a nearby meadow. When the police arrived, the suspect had already raised his hands, indicating an understanding of his actions. The 24-year-old was not only arrested, but also received a temporary weapons ban.

Family dispute with serious consequences

Another alarming incident occurred in the same region when a 45-year-old father threatened his 17-year-old son with a knife during an argument at home. My district reports that the teenager was trying to break up the argument between his parents when the knife was held to his neck and he was slightly injured. The situation escalated further when the mother was able to grab the knife from her partner, but the father then threatened to kill both his son and his partner. An alcohol test showed that the father had a blood alcohol level of 2.86. He was provisionally arrested and is now under a no entry or approach ban, in addition to a provisional weapons ban, while he remains in police custody.

These incidents shine a bright light on family violence and the dangers that can arise from strained interpersonal relationships. The rapid intervention of witnesses and police may have saved lives in both cases.