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 p.m.

His interrogation continued on Wednesday afternoon. A police spokesperson explained that the questioning was not expected to be completed before late afternoon or evening. The exact background was not yet clear, it was said. The trigger for the argument is also unclear. According to APA information, the apartment is an internet-rentable apartment that is part of an apartment complex in the Green Prater.

According to the police, there had previously been 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.

Woman Found Lifeless in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

In the apartment, the 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 told APA. An autopsy is now to clarify the exact cause of death.

According to the police, the man and the woman knew each other before the incident. "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 were 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. However, based on the current information, it is "rather unlikely" that the two booked the apartment from elsewhere, for example for a vacation, 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: 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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