Woman Dead After Dispute in Vienna-Leopoldstadt
A 20-year-old is considered a suspect. He claimed to have only defended himself against alleged attacks by the woman, reported the state police directorate. However, due to the victim's severe injuries - including to the head - investigators assume it was a homicide. The Austrian was arrested in the apartment at around 8:50 PM.
The suspect was further interrogated by the police on Wednesday. The exact background is still unclear, said a spokesperson. The trigger for the argument is also unclear. According to APA information, the apartment is an internet-rentable apartment, which is part of an apartment complex in the Green Prater.
Woman Found Lifeless in Vienna-Leopoldau
According to the police, there was a violent altercation in - and at times also in front of - the apartment. The man is said to have become massively violent during this. "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," said a spokesperson for the state police directorate. The woman's cries for help were also heard by several people. The witnesses then raised the alarm and called the police to the apartment complex in the Prater.
In the apartment, officers found the lifeless body of the woman and the suspect. An emergency doctor from the professional rescue service could only confirm the death of the 47-year-old. The body showed massive signs of "blunt force trauma," as the spokesperson for the APA said. An autopsy is now to clarify the exact cause of death.
Question Marks Present
The man and the woman already knew each other before the incident, according to the police. "The nature of their relationship is still the subject of ongoing investigations," said the spokesperson. However, it is confirmed that the suspect and the victim are not related. Previously, the police had already denied reports that the victim and the suspect were a couple.
The reason for the meeting in the apartment is also still pending, according to the police. That the two booked the apartment from out of town - for example, for a vacation - is, based on the current information, "rather unlikely," said the spokesperson.
Information After Killing of Woman in Vienna-Leopoldstadt
In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline at: 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 at 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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