Cruel kidnapping in Linz: Victims escaped, suspect!

Cruel kidnapping in Linz: Victims escaped, suspect!

In a shattering process before the Vienna Regional Court, the horrific circumstances of the violent killing of a 20-year-old woman were treated on Monday. Her lifeless body was found on June 19, 2022 in an apartment in Floridsdorf. The public prosecutor raised two men, a 26-year-old apartment owner and a 31-year-old friend, charges for murder and severe sexual assault. "The deed is so cruel that even experienced lawyers and doctors are stunned," said the prosecutor and stated that the young woman was "raped in a painful way" before she died, like Puls 24 reported.

crucial evidence and contradictions

The details of the indictment are so hideous that they may not be published in detail for legal reasons. During the process hearing, one of the accused was confident and confirmed the descriptions of the public prosecutor. The other, on the other hand, denies any guilt and described a confused situation in which he apparently did not notice what happened. In his statement, he accused his friend of being responsible for the acts of violence and declared that he had not noticed that the victim was in mortal danger. This was underpinned with an expert opinion that both perpetrators classified as accountable but dangerously. In the event of a conviction, the accused threatens a prison sentence of ten years to life imprisonment. The process is scheduled for two days, whereby a judgment will be expected next Thursday.

In a also sensational procedure in Linz, five men were charged, who were involved in a brutal kidnapping, which was referred to for the group of perpetrators as "cruel assault". The accused aged 26 to 43 is accused of attacking their victim behind a restaurant in Linz on April 1 and forced them into a van. In the meantime, the victim was massively abused and threatened with a weapon to blackmail a high sum of 175,000 euros. The incident was revealed by decisive information from a companion of the victim, which led to the liberation of the victim and the arrest of the suspects, such as the Kleine Zeitung reported.