Killed Woman in Vienna-Leopoldstadt: Suspect Confessed

The man is mentally ill and was undergoing treatment for it. The suspect had "met the later victim several years ago during an inpatient hospital stay," police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger told the APA on Thursday.

Meeting for Drug Use in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

The 20-year-old had met with the woman on Tuesday evening in the online bookable apartment in the apartment complex. Apparently, they had agreed to consume drugs together, according to the police. Both were officially registered in different districts of Vienna.

The 47-year-old was subjected to massive violence in the apartment. "A witness in the stairwell of the complex reported seeing a man hitting a woman on the ground and then dragging her back into the apartment," a spokesperson for the state police department told the APA on Wednesday. The woman's cries for help were also heard by several people.

The police then found the victim lifeless. The 20-year-old was arrested in the apartment. He claimed there had been an argument and he had "defended" himself against alleged attacks by the 47-year-old, it was said after his arrest.

Suspect to be Transferred to Detention Center

Once the investigations by the state criminal investigation department are finally completed, the suspect will be transferred to a detention center. This should happen during the course of the day.

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at, as well as at the Women's Shelter Emergency Call: 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217, https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/, at the Police Emergency Call: 133

(APA/Red)

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