20-Year-Old in Braunau District Found Mother's Body

A 20-year-old woman found her 44-year-old mother dead in their house. The woman's 35-year-old husband was found next to her with cut wounds. Shortly thereafter, the man was arrested, the Ried public prosecutor's office informed the APA. He was considered a prime suspect. The 35-year-old is said to have attempted suicide after the act.

Woman Found Dead in Braunau District

The man himself reported this to the police. However, how he accounted for the alleged act was initially unclear. According to a spokesperson for the Ried prosecution office, the bloody act is said to have occurred around 4:00 a.m. after going out. The man allegedly stabbed his wife with a knife. Subsequently, he inflicted cut wounds on himself, which were not too severe. Although he was treated in the hospital, he has since been able to leave. The man was not previously known to the police, according to the public prosecutor's office.

On Saturday evening, the suspect was still being interrogated by officers from the state criminal investigation department. An autopsy of the body was ordered.

Important 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; Police Emergency Call: 133 and in Upper Austria at the Autonomous Women's Center - Women's Emergency Call Upper Austria at 0732/602200.

Support services for people with suicidal thoughts and their relatives are offered by the Suicide Prevention Portal of the Ministry of Health. Contact details of support facilities in Austria can be found at www.suizid-praevention.gv.at. Information for young people is available at www.bittelebe.at.

(APA/Red)

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