Mausi Lugner celebrates during the rampage: Now criticism is hailing!

Mausi Lugner celebrates during the rampage: Now criticism is hailing!

Zweiglgasse, 8010 Graz, Österreich - On June 11, 2025, Christina "Mausi" Lugner celebrated her 31st birthday in the beach café in Vienna. However, this celebration fell on a particularly tragic day, since a killing spree took place in Graz at the same time, which shocked all of Austria. Lugner, who catched up with her 29th birthday, was surrounded by prominent guests such as Ernst Minar, Beatrice Turin and Andrea dealer when the accident happened. The outrage about her celebrations during a national tragedy was not long in coming. Many users on social media criticized them sharply, among other things: "This woman has no decency".

In response to the broad displeasure, Lugner canceled her planned appearance at Ronald McDonald Carwash Day on Friday. This was done in a climate in which public sensitivity and compassion for the victims of the killing spree were very strong.

Details about the killing spree in Graz

The killing spree that started in Zweiglgasse demanded three fatalities and injured over 30 people, including ten seriously injured. One person hovered in a critical condition when the perpetrator, a 26-year-old Austrian citizen, was targeting his vehicle on passers-by. The police were able to arrest the perpetrator in Schmiedgasse after driving over the Augarten bridge to Schönaugasse and Jakominiplatz and targeted a garden in Herrengasse.

In a large -scale use, 80 rescue vehicles and four rescue helicopters were on site. At a press conference with Governor Hermann Schützenhöfer, the Mayor of Graz Siegfried Nagl and other managers, the situation was explained. Schützenhöfer and Nagl expressed their sympathy for the relatives and emphasized the need to find out the motivation of the perpetrator, while psychological problems were mentioned as a possible motivation situation.

Austria's crime in context

The killing spree in Graz is part of a worrying development of crime in Austria. According to current statistics, around 528,000 crimes were reported in 2023, the highest level since 2016. More than a third of these offenses were in Vienna. Around 35,400 crimes were recorded in the area of ​​drug crime, and economic crime also increased in the eighth year in a row. Over a third of the crimes displayed concerned thefts that were in the previous record range of approx. 85,400 cases.

The various facets of crime, including politically motivated crimes and cybercrime, increase the pressure on the security authorities. In this context, public discussion about crime and trust in the police is of essential importance for society. The incident in Graz, combined with the increasing crime rates, is also skillfully accusing the security situation in Austria, which is perceived as worrying by many citizens.