Grave Desecrations in Lower Austria: Various Clues Secured

Cases in the districts of Tulln and Mistelbach were investigated, thefts were not clearly proven. The investigations will continue, it was stated.

Klosterneuburg (District of Tulln) has been involved in the investigations twice so far. In the cadastral community of Weidling, no external interference was found by an expert in 13 affected graves. Instead, settlements due to environmental influences were recorded. In the cadastral community of Kierling, the cover plate of a family grave was lifted and damaged, but nothing was stolen.

Grave Desecrations: Crypts in Fels am Wagram Affected

In Fels am Wagram (District of Tulln), the cover plates of a total of nine crypts were shifted. Three victims then had the lids of the respective crypts removed. In the graves, traces of intrusion into the coffins were detectable. According to the police, it was not clear whether a theft had taken place.

Shifts of cover plates without damage occurred in Wolkersdorf (District of Mistelbach). In Mistelbach itself, tool marks on 27 earth graves indicated an opening. However, the perpetrators did not reach the coffins here. "The graves belong to various groups of people and do not show any affiliation to a specific ethnicity," the police generally emphasized.

(APA/Red)

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