Shock in Pischelsdorf: Siblings dead - a tragic violent crime!

Shock in Pischelsdorf: Siblings dead - a tragic violent crime!

Pischelsdorf am Kulm, Österreich - An incredible tragedy shakes the municipality of Pischelsdorf am Kulm in Eastern Styria. On Thursday morning, January 2, 2025, a 53-year-old man discovered two corpses on the remote farm during repair work on a farm building. The victims are a 77-year-old woman and her 81-year-old brother. The police assume that it is a violent crime that the older brother committed on his sister before taking his own life.

discovery of the gruesome act

The 53-year-old, who is a distant relative of the siblings, alerted the police around 7:30 a.m. after he found the lifeless body. First he came across the 81-year-old man in the farm building and then discovered the 77-year-old in bed in the house, who had a clear sign of violence. As Sn.at , the police were immediately informed, and criminal officers were investigated. The first hints clearly indicate a violent crime.

Investigations in the aisle

The public prosecutor Graz ordered the autopsy of the corpse to clarify the exact circumstances of death. The motif remains unclear, and the family has lived in its property for decades. Investigators of the State Criminal Police Office and crime scene officers are currently securing the traces and conducting surveys in the area around the siblings in order to gain further knowledge. According to Exxpress.at , the investigation show that the tragedy has taken place in an otherwise calm rural environment.