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An Afghan (53) and his wife, who was a year younger, were arrested in Vienna-Döbling on Saturday evening. The first reports mentioned an Iranian couple, but this has now been corrected. According to the police, the two are said to have abused their daughter (23), who had lived with them until the end, for years. The victim had filed a complaint.
The person concerned suffered under the strict regime of her parents since childhood and experienced violence. As police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger said, she is said to have been regularly beaten and tortured for around ten years. Verbal humiliation was apparently the order of the day. The father is said to have torn earrings from the girl’s earlobe as punishment or punished the daughter with a belt if she did not meet his standards and values. She is said to have been locked in the apartment for several days and deprived of her freedom.
“It cannot be ruled out that religious and ideological backgrounds played a role,” said Hasslinger. The parents are formally stateless, but are originally from Iran. The daughter also accuses the two of having had to take out loans for them from a bank under threat of violence.
The parents deny the allegations against them. After the suspects had been questioned by the criminal police, they were taken to the Josefstadt prison. In addition to continued use of force and deprivation of liberty, investigations are also carried out into the direction of severe extortion and severe coercion. The LKA, West Branch, is conducting further investigations. The 23-year-old is now in a women’s shelter.
Daughter brought to safety in women’s shelter
“It cannot be ruled out that religious and ideological backgrounds played a role,” said Hasslinger. The parents are formally stateless, but are originally from Iran. The daughter also accuses the two of having had to take out loans for them from a bank under threat of violence.
The parents deny the allegations. They were taken to the Josefstadt prison. In addition to continued use of force and deprivation of liberty, investigations are also carried out into the direction of severe extortion and severe coercion. The daughter is now in a women’s shelter.
An Afghan (53) and his wife, who was a year younger, were arrested in Vienna-Döbling on Saturday evening. The first reports mentioned an Iranian couple, but this has now been corrected. According to the police, the two are said to have abused their daughter (23), who had lived with them until the end, for years. The victim had filed a complaint.
The person concerned suffered under the strict regime of her parents since childhood and experienced violence. As police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger said, she is said to have been regularly beaten and tortured for around ten years. Verbal humiliation was apparently the order of the day. The father is said to have torn earrings from the girl’s earlobe as punishment or punished the daughter with a belt if she did not meet his standards and values. She is said to have been locked in the apartment for several days and deprived of her freedom.
“It cannot be ruled out that religious and ideological backgrounds played a role,” said Hasslinger. The parents are formally stateless, but are originally from Iran. The daughter also accuses the two of having had to take out loans for them from a bank under threat of violence.
The parents deny the allegations against them. After the suspects had been questioned by the criminal police, they were taken to the Josefstadt prison. In addition to continued use of force and deprivation of liberty, investigations are also carried out into the direction of severe extortion and severe coercion. The LKA, West Branch, is conducting further investigations. The 23-year-old is now in a women’s shelter.
Daughter brought to safety in women’s shelter
“It cannot be ruled out that religious and ideological backgrounds played a role,” said Hasslinger. The parents are formally stateless, but are originally from Iran. The daughter also accuses the two of having had to take out loans for them from a bank under threat of violence.
The parents deny the allegations. They were taken to the Josefstadt prison. In addition to continued use of force and deprivation of liberty, investigations are also carried out into the direction of severe extortion and severe coercion. The daughter is now in a women’s shelter.
