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Prosecutors Review Case After 22-Year-Old German Tourist Attacks Hotel Owner in Sölden

A drunken room mix-up escalated into violence, underscoring recurring après-ski disorder in the resort.

Overview

  • Police say the tourist entered a Sölden hotel around 22:50 on Sunday, lay down in another guest's room, and fell asleep while intoxicated.
  • When the guest and hotel owner woke him, he reacted aggressively and tried several times to strike the owner, according to authorities.
  • The confrontation moved to the lobby, where the owner was injured; police have not disclosed the severity of those injuries.
  • Two employees from another hotel restrained the man until officers arrived, and he allegedly attacked a police officer before being taken to the station and released later that night.
  • The case has been forwarded to the Staatsanwaltschaft Innsbruck, as local leaders point to a pattern of alcohol-fueled disturbances in Sölden, which recently imposed an outdoor alcohol ban on a party street.