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Just on Tuesday a top athlete escaped death in Kumberg, Styria. Nathalie Birli (27) was hit by a mentally ill car and seriously injured. Then the 33-year-old beat her down, tied her up, took her to his house, first tried to suffocate her, then drowned her. She described the "crown" to her martyrdom - and how she escaped her tormentor.
"Krone": The most important thing, Mrs. Birli: How are you?
Nathalie Birli: According to the circumstances. Anyway, I'm very happy that the Cobra has caught this guy. I have to report to the police now. And first to the hospital. I was unconscious for a while and do not know if this madman has abused me.
How did it all start?
I went cycling at around 4.30pm in the afternoon. In the meantime, my partner has taken care of our 14 week old son. After an hour I wanted to be home.
And then?
It must have been around 17 clock, on a gravel road in the district Hofstätten. Suddenly a red box van hit me. I fell, my left forearm was broken. A man got out, hit me with a wooden stick on the head, tied me up with electrical tape and threw me in the back seat. Then I must have been unconscious for a while.
What a horror!
Yes. When I came to, I was naked and tied to a chair in an old house. "Do what I want - tomorrow is free again," said the perpetrator. I felt that I am in a remote house and I am sure nobody will find me there.
What did the culprit want?
He was full of hate. He blindfolded me, forced me to drink wine and schnapps. And he always had a knife in his hand. Suddenly he closed my mouth and nose and wanted to suffocate me. He let go of me, but then ...
Then?
Then he forced me to climb into a bathtub of cold water and wanted to drown me. I told him.
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