Body of 81-Year-Old Found in Baden

In Baden near Vienna, an 81-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment with severe skull injuries. The State Criminal Office of Lower Austria has taken over the investigation, confirmed Chief Inspector Johann Baumschlager from the State Police Directorate in St. Pölten, according to an online report by the "Kronen Zeitung".

Body Found in Baden

The elderly woman was unreachable. Relatives were therefore worried and notified the police. Officers entered the apartment with a spare key and discovered the deceased on Monday afternoon, said the police spokesperson. An autopsy has already been conducted according to his information and confirmed that the skull injuries led to the death of the 81-year-old.

The crime scene team conducted forensic investigations. Additionally, on Tuesday, the search for the murder weapon was ongoing in the vicinity of the victim's apartment. The investigators do not suspect a robbery-murder, said Baumschlager.

Information

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at, as well as at the Women's Shelter Emergency Call at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217, https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/, at the Police Emergency Call: 133, and in Lower Austria at the NÖ Women's Telephone: 0800-800 810.

(APA/Red)

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