After Discovery of Dead Baby in Viennese Hotel: Cause of Death Confirmed
The baby was found dead in a trash bag in the storage room of a hotel in Vienna-Simmering on Monday. On the instructions of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office, a 21-year-old and a 25-year-old Austrian citizen were taken into custody in connection with the incident, who were suspected of murdering the newborn.
Baby Was Likely Strangled
The autopsy revealed that the baby lived after birth and was likely strangled. The child was definitely "grabbed by the neck," said a police spokesman in response to APA inquiries. The mother of the boy confessed to the "use of violence". She is currently in custody with the child's father. A decision regarding admission to a penal institution is currently still pending, said the spokesman. For the investigators, the 21-year-old is currently the main suspect. Because "she confessed to having grabbed the child by the neck and strangled it," said the spokesman. The autopsy also made it clear that the boy lived after birth. A motive is currently still the subject of investigations.
Unanswered Questions About Father's Role After Discovery of Dead Baby
The role of the father is also not yet clarified. The 25-year-old had previously told the police that he knew nothing about his partner's pregnancy. The two Austrians had checked into the hotel on Sunday for a vacation in the federal capital. On Monday, the rescue was finally called to the accommodation - originally because of "severe bleeding in the lower abdomen" of the woman, as the police reported. After treatment on site, she was finally taken to a hospital in Vienna-Landstraße.
Dead Baby Found in Vienna Hospital in November
There, doctors finally recognized that the woman had just given birth to a child. However, the 21-year-old vehemently denied this according to the police. The hospital staff then contacted the hotel to search for a newborn. The baby was finally found dead in a bag in the hostel's garbage room. Further investigations into the exact circumstances of the child's killing are still ongoing, said the spokesman. Only in November, a dead child was discovered in a waste container in Kundratstraße, not far from the Vienna Favoriten clinic. The mother of the baby then confessed to having killed the newborn because of "family problems". The baby had previously disappeared from the neonatology ward of the hospital. A nurse had noticed this and raised the alarm.
(APA/Red)
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