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Bedridden man 'eaten by maggots'
Paramedics in Vienna had a shock when they answered a call - and found a man "eaten alive" by maggots.
Ambulance crew were called out yesterday (Tues) after a woman rang to say her elderly partner was having breathing difficulties.
But when they turned up they found the man’s corpse covered in maggots.
Police spokesman Roman Hahslinger said today the 34-year-old woman had been arrested to clarify the background of the man’s death.
"She lived with the 61-year-old man for more than 10 years in Brigittenau district," he explained, adding that the man had been bedridden and partially paralysed after a stroke some years ago.
Hahslinger added the Astrid Sch. told doctors the man had refused to be washed by the her for some time. He stressed: "Doctors found his back literally eaten up by maggots."
The police spokesman also revealed that the woman told paramedics she had shared a bed with Peter G. until the end. He added that an autopsy will be carried out later this week.
Prosecutors may get involved in the case to clarify why the woman had been allowed to look after the sick man on her own without the assistance of professional carers.
Austrian Times
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Frank Ettenberg wrote on 03. 08. 2010 from Wien about "Bedridden man 'eaten by m..."
This has to be one of the most macabre and nauseating of any story I've read in an Austrian newspaper. Inadvertantly, it points out some the worst behaviors of people here. The statements of the people involved also seem to embody a certain kind of denial that can become such an influential and pivotal force here in Austria.
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