The 'psychotic' driver who ploughed into crowds of people in a busy Austrian city centre yesterday has a history of domestic violence, police have revealed.
One of the three people he killed while speeding through Graz's packed shopping district at 90mph was a man who got married just two weeks ago.
His emotional relatives, who gathered in the city's main square, could not contain their tears as they held up heartbreaking image of what appears to be the man named Adisa on his wedding day.
The deceased man's wife is one of the 34 who was injured when a 26-year-old drove through Graz's packed shopping district at speeds of up to 90mph, before getting out and stabbing innocent bystanders.
Police say the driver was under a restraining order keeping him away from the home of his wife and two young children ever since a domestic violence report was filed against him last month.
The driver - who has been described by the province's governor as a 'deranged lone assassin' - was reportedly distraught because his marriage was on the brink of collapse, Spiegel Online reported.
Hermann Schuetzenhoefer added that the suspect was 'mentally disoriented' and acting alone. He was arrested shortly after the horrifying incident but is not yet in a condition to be questioned, the police have said.
A four-year-old boy was one of the three people killed and six people - including two children - are thought to be in a very serious condition.
He and a woman were killed as the driver rammed into people in the city's Herrengasse shopping street, before he reached the main square.
Locals have since been lighting candles and leaving heartfelt messages for the families of the victims as the scene of the rampage.
The driver did not resist when he was arrested by the police - who say he acted alone - and they have no reason to believe it was an act of terrorism.
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