After Bloodshed in Vienna-Rudolfsheim: 38-Year-Old Arrested

In the case of a 72-year-old man found murdered in an apartment in Vienna-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus on December 29th of the previous year, a suspect has been arrested. During the investigations of the state criminal police office, a strong suspicion of guilt against a 38-year-old Austrian citizen emerged, the police announced on Thursday afternoon. The man was arrested and is already in pre-trial detention. He remains silent about the allegations.

38-Year-Old Suspected: Man in Custody

The murdered Turkish man was found lifeless in his bathroom five days after Christmas. Due to the injury and trace picture as well as the result of the forensic autopsy, foul play was assumed. The state criminal police office in Vienna, investigation area body/life, initiated investigations into a homicide. No information was given about the cause of death. The man was found in a pool of blood.

Further details were not available even on Thursday after the announcement of the suspect's arrest. The investigations are being continued by the state criminal police office under the direction of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, the police reported.

Suspect Remains Silent About Allegations

"We are in the middle of the investigation process," explained public prosecutor's spokeswoman Nina Bussek in response to APA inquiries. The accused "has not made any statements so far," she said. Therefore, nothing can be said about the motive yet. Whether the 38-year-old and the victim knew each other also remained unclear.

(APA/Red)

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