Son in Lower Austria: Tested murder of parents with petrol!

Son in Lower Austria: Tested murder of parents with petrol!

A shocking incident shakes the residents of Lower Austria: A 28-year-old tried to pour petrol and set them on fire at the beginning of the year. The incident occurred around midnight when the son stormed into his parents' bedroom and unexpectedly tore it out of sleep. Fortunately, the parents were able to prevent and escape a possible tragedy.

The accused lived with his parents until this incident and had been struggling with paranoid schizophrenia for years. According to information from Krone , in 2024 he independently dismissed his medication because he was convinced not to suffer from an illness. This decision led to a drastic deterioration in his condition, which was expressed in anger outdoors, screaming and threats. He even refused to eat his mother because he believed that it was poisoned.

The process and the consequences

The trial took place at the Krems Regional Court, where the defendant described the crime scene and noted that he was "a little bit angry with his parents" and wanted to put pressure on the lighter. During a gang with his father, he was injured in the eye when the penceled mother hurried to help him. Despite the threatening situation, the parents alerted the police after the incident.

The defendant said in his defense that nothing would happen to him if he lit up his parents. The public prosecutor advocated attempted murder, but the court decided in view of its mental illness to instruct him in a forensic-therapeutic center. Loud Ius is already legally.

This underlines the serious challenges with which members of people with mental illnesses are faced with and raises important questions about support systems and prevention strategies.