Brother kills with a decorative ax: grisly murder uncovered in Kindberg!

Brother kills with a decorative ax: grisly murder uncovered in Kindberg!

A gruesome murder in Kindberg, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district, shocks the community. On Monday, a 36-year-old man was found lifeless in his home. His 14-year-old brother was identified as the suspect, according to reports from orf.at made a full confession in the first interview. The police were alerted at around 1:30 p.m. after the rescue service informed the state control center. The emergency services discovered the injured person on site, which indicated an act of violence. The brother, who was arrested by the police shortly afterwards, had the suspected murder weapon, a decorative ax, in his backpack.

Fraternal dispute escalates

The brutal incident was triggered by a long-simmering argument between the two brothers. In his statement, the 14-year-old described how he attacked and ultimately killed his brother in the house they shared. According to the court report, which was commissioned by the Leoben public prosecutor's office, the victims suffered serious injuries from at least 20 blows and eleven cuts in the head and upper body area. The cause of death was given as “air embolism” and “external bleeding.” This was stated in the report by meinkreis.at analyzed in detail.

The investigation turned out to be demanding, as the public prosecutor's office took into account the suspect's technical devices as well as time diagrams and a reconstruction of the crime. It was also determined that the young person was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crime. At the end of last year, the public prosecutor's office brought murder charges against the now 15-year-old, who will have to appear before a jury at the Leoben regional court on April 7th. If convicted, he could face one to ten years in prison.