A 40-year-old Afghan man will have to stand trial before the Klagenfurt Regional Court next Thursday. He allegedly tried to kill his wife with a carpet knife in September. Especially explosive: The 9-year-old son witnessed all this.
The woman was admitted to the Villach hospital with several cuts to her neck and back. According to the indictment, the Afghan woman had, among other things, a 29 centimetre long and deeper cut on her throat. The crime was allegedly triggered by an argument about the arranged marriage of the two. The victim had wanted to divorce her husband for years. The alleged crime was preceded by a counselling session for divorce at a women’s counselling centre.
Particularly explosive: the couple’s 9-year-old son also witnessed the loud argument. When his father attacked his mother, the boy reacted with presence of mind and ran to the neighbours. They finally alerted the police.