On November 17, 2024, a 29-year-old mother is alleged to have killed her four-year-old son with a knife in her apartment in Vienna-Favoriten. A psychiatric report certifies the woman's insanity due to a severe mental disorder. Therefore, the public prosecutor's office will apply for her placement in a forensic-therapeutic center in accordance with § 21 Abs. 1 StGB.

According to the autopsy report, the boy died from cuts and stab wounds. The expert considers it highly likely that the woman could commit another serious crime in the future.

Dead Baby in Vienna Hotel: Mother Released from Custody

In the case of the dead baby found in a garbage bag in a Vienna hotel on December 9, 2024, the suspected mother was released from pre-trial detention in January. The 21-year-old is now charged with the killing of a child at birth (§ 79 StGB).

According to a psychiatric report, the woman was still under the influence of the birth process at the time of the crime. She had checked into a hotel with her partner on December 8 and was taken to the hospital the next day with severe bleeding. There, she initially denied having given birth to a child. After the clinic informed the hotel, the newborn was discovered dead in the garbage room.

The autopsy revealed that the boy was born healthy but was strangled immediately after birth. The mother stated that she "grabbed the child by the neck." Her 25-year-old partner was not detained as there was no urgent suspicion against him.

Infant Abducted and Killed from Favoriten Clinic

In the third case, a 30-year-old mother must stand trial for murder. On November 21, 2024, her few-days-old baby disappeared from the neonatal unit of the Favoriten Clinic. A day later, the girl's body was found in a trash container near the hospital.

The woman was quickly arrested as a suspect and confessed to the killing. The autopsy determined the cause of death to be massive cranial trauma, multiple bone fractures, and blunt force trauma. The 30-year-old cited "family problems" as her motive.

According to a psychiatric report, she was deemed sane at the time of the crime. If convicted of murder, she faces ten to 20 years or life imprisonment.

(APA/Red)

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