In Austria, a family was discovered who are said to have lived in a wine cellar with their six children aged between seven months and five years. Local residents had alerted the authorities because they had observed the family in Hadres on the Austrian-Czech border.
When the authorities arrived, the 54-year-old man is said to have attacked the officers with pepper spray. The 40-year-old woman and the children were finally discovered during the check. According to reports, the man belongs to the “Reichsbürger” scene.
Officers found several years’ worth of food and firearms. The building had its own water supply and electricity supply. There was “a certain standard of hygiene”, the police said. There was no evidence of imprisonment. The children were not neglected either.
The man was initially arrested on suspicion of possible child abduction, but was released a day later. It will only be determined for resistance to state authority.
The children are not registered in Austria and are currently in the care of the regional authorities. Your identity will be clarified. According to the father, they are said to have been born in England, where the family also lived. However, the man is Austrian.
According to the deputy mayor of the community, Erich Greil, the man bought around five to six cellars a few months ago and equipped each entrance with a surveillance camera. “We drew his attention to the fact that there is no right of residence in a basement,” said Greil on Tuesday. However, these are so-called press houses with an adjoining wine cellar, which should certainly have a homely character on a limited area.
A video can be seen on Tiktok that is said to have come from the 54-year-old. During the visual tour of the abode, he denies that the storage of numerous groceries and cosmetics is anything unusual. “We’re not preppers, we’re just responsible parents.”
