Dead Baby in Viennese Hotel: Father Released Again

The 21-year-old woman has admitted to strangling her newborn, a police spokesperson reported. After the autopsy, it was clear that the baby had lived after birth. The prosecutor's office has incarcerated the woman, but the application for pre-trial detention is still pending. Her life partner, however, remains free.

Question Mark Over Father's Role After Discovery of Dead Baby

However, the question of motive remains open. This is still the subject of the investigations initiated on Monday by the state criminal police office on suspicion of murder, said a spokesperson. Whether the further proceedings will actually be based on paragraph 75 StGB (murder) or ultimately on paragraph 79 StGB (killing of a child at birth) must still be assessed, said the spokesperson for the prosecutor's office.

The role of the man is also not yet clear. The 25-year-old had previously told the police that he knew nothing about his partner's pregnancy. The two Austrians had checked into the hotel on Sunday for a vacation in the federal capital. On Monday, the rescue was finally called to the accommodation - originally due to "severe bleeding in the lower abdomen" of the woman, as the police reported. After treatment on site, she was finally taken to a hospital in Vienna-Landstraße.

(APA/Red)

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