2023-05-10 07:34:29
In the absence of the accused, the trial of a pepper spray attack in January in a cellar lane in Hadres (Hollabrunn district) began at the Korneuburg regional court on Wednesday. A 54-year-old, who had lived illegally in a press house in Obritz with his partner and six children, is accused of resisting state violence and causing serious bodily harm. The man pleaded not guilty, according to defense attorneys.
The accused is accused of using force to prevent a social worker and the local head of office from performing an official act on January 26 in Obritz by using pepper spray and intentionally injuring the two of them on the body. The family is said to have lived in a press house with an attached cellar tube. According to earlier police reports, a representative of the Hollabrunn district authority and an employee of the municipal office had checked the address due to complaints from residents. The pepper spray attack is said to have occurred.
The man is said to have barricaded himself with the children in the wine cellar. The building was searched by order of the public prosecutor’s office. There were the accused’s 40-year-old partner and six children aged between seven months and five years. A huge supply of food, among other things, was discovered.
There were no registration slips or birth certificates for the children. Since the identity of the little ones might not be clarified, they were temporarily handed over to the care of the social work department of the district administration. DNA tests subsequently confirmed the man’s paternity. Since February, the children have been in the care of their parents once more. The family moved into an apartment.
According to defense attorney Astrid Wagner, the 54-year-old is no longer in Austria and traveling to the trial is not feasible for economic reasons. Reference was made to related costs of 17,000 euros.
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