Shot Woman in Pinzgau: Murder Suspect Extradited

The man who allegedly shot his former partner in a parking lot in Maria Alm (Pinzgau) on May 3 and was arrested in the Netherlands after days on the run has now been extradited to Salzburg. The 32-year-old Hungarian has been in pre-trial detention at the Puch-Urstein prison since August 2 on suspicion of murder, said Ricarda Eder, spokeswoman for the Salzburg public prosecutor's office, to the APA on Monday.

Woman shot in Pinzgau: When charges will be filed is still unclear

When charges will be filed is still unclear. "Investigations are currently ongoing. However, the man has already been interrogated," said Eder. The extradition of the Hungarian to the Austrian authorities took several weeks because the suspect did not agree to a simplified extradition. At the end of July, the competent court in Utrecht finally decided on the extradition request of the Salzburg public prosecutor's office and ruled that the man would be transferred to Austria.

The Hungarian is suspected of having shot his 34-year-old ex-girlfriend - she was a German citizen - on May 3, 2025, at around 12:40 a.m. in a parking lot in the center of Maria Alm. The two had arranged a meeting where personal items were also to be exchanged. An acquaintance, who observed the act from the car in the rearview mirror, immediately alerted the police. When the authorities arrived, the suspect had already disappeared. He fled to Munich in a rented car, where he left the car along with the murder weapon. The man, who was wanted on a European arrest warrant, then traveled by train to Utrecht, where he was arrested on May 8 while leaving a supermarket.

(APA/Red)

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