20 years in prison for fatal shot on the cinema parking lot in Wiener Neustadt

20 years in prison for fatal shot on the cinema parking lot in Wiener Neustadt

In September 2023, a tragic incident occurred in the Lower Austrian Neustadt in Lower Austria, which now has legal consequences. A 34-year-old man was shot in a cinema parking. The suspect 44-year-old Turk recently received a prison sentence of 20 years at the Wiener Neustadt regional court for murder and shifts. This reports 5min.at

The fatal shots fell during a meeting between the perpetrator and the victim. According to the accused, the victim is said to have put him under massive pressure after a failed drug courier trip by threatening to request 300,000 euros or to take over the family's supermarket. On September 24, 2023, the situation escalated when the accused initially shot onto the floor and then aimed at the victim out of "panicked fear". The victim died directly at the crime scene by a shot from the heart and lungs.

escape and arrest

After the crime, the accused managed to escape towards Serbia. However, he was quickly caught: shortly before 7 a.m. he was arrested on the Hungarian Serbian border in Röszke and delivered to Austria in May 2024. During the process that started in February 2025, the accused was only partially confessed and admitted the killing, but pointed out the murder intention. The process took place under increased interest, in particular due to the connections of the accused to drug trafficking and the associated dangers.

The judgment of April 24, 2025 is not yet final because the public prosecutor did not make an explanation, which means that the possibility of appeals remains open. The legal arguments also lead a light on the increasing problem of violence in connection with drug trafficking in Austria.

relevance of police crime statistics

The case is not isolated, but is in the context of a worrying developments in crime statistics. The Federal Criminal Police Office that has been electronically recorded since 2001, which enables a comprehensive overview of the criminal in Austria. The statistics show long -term developments in the field of crime and serve the strategic planning of criminal police measures.

Overall, the case illustrates the connection between drug crime and violence as well as the challenges that the security authorities face. With the increase in drug crime, the importance of preventive and repressive measures to prevent such tragic incidents in the future.