Detectives Must Continue to Wait After Body Found in Vienna City

In the case of the body that was discovered on Tuesday night during a fire in the basement of a building belonging to the Archdiocese in downtown Vienna, the crime scene is still not accessible to investigators due to the smoke. Therefore, no crime scene work or evidence collection could be carried out yet. Investigators will likely have to wait until Monday, said police spokeswoman Anna Gutt on Friday.

No Stab Wounds on Body in Vienna City

After the autopsy had already clearly shown smoke inhalation, with soot particles found in the lungs, the police have now provided more precise information about the injury that was also found: It is purely superficial, not serious at all, and could have been caused by an accident. Media reports that the body of the 28-year-old Ukrainian showed one or more stab wounds are not correct, according to Gutt.

Why the man was in the basement of the building on Spiegelgasse, which mainly houses offices of the Roman Catholic Church, remains unclear. The 28-year-old was living with his family in Vienna. According to his mother, her son had been out with friends and acquaintances but did not return home. They are now also to be questioned, and the phone is to be examined.

The man was found lifeless in the basement after the Vienna fire department was called to the fire in the city late Monday evening. The emergency services were alerted at 11:00 PM. Eight vehicles rushed to the scene of the fire. 35 men extinguished the fire by 3:00 AM. In the course of this, the lifeless person was discovered and handed over to the Vienna professional rescue service. Resuscitation measures were unsuccessful.

Another Fire Broke Out

The officers of the state criminal investigation department were initially unable to enter the multi-story, maze-like basement because the rooms were completely filled with smoke. The building first had to be ventilated. However, another fire broke out around 11:00 AM, presumably due to embers that reignited through the ventilation. Even after extinguishing them, the basement was still so smoky that entering was out of the question.

(APA/Red)

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