Pensioner Killed in Vienna: 26-Year-Old Not Criminally Responsible

This was stated by his lawyer, Astrid Wagner, to the APA following a report by oe24.at. The 26-year-old, who is currently in pre-trial detention, is therefore likely to avoid a murder charge. The public prosecutor's office was not available for confirmation late Sunday afternoon.

Her client suffers from a severe form of paranoid schizophrenia, Wagner told the APA. She therefore expects the Afghan to be placed in a forensic-therapeutic center under section 21 StGB paragraph 1. The man had already made confused statements during his police interrogation. "He did not express a motive, but said he killed the man together with the devil," as police spokeswoman Anna Gutt explained to the APA at the time.

Trail Quickly Led to 26-Year-Old

The pensioner from Switzerland and former restaurateur was found dead in his apartment in Vienna City on November 7. According to the autopsy, the man died from multiple severe stab wounds inflicted with a sharp object.

In the course of investigations in the victim's circle of friends, investigators from the state criminal police office eventually found clues leading to the Afghan, who had been legally residing in Austria and had lived with the 70-year-old until shortly before the crime and had been registered with the pensioner until September. The man was finally arrested on November 8 in Vienna-Simmering as a suspect on the open street.

(APA/Red)

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