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Witch's curse or madness? Triple knife murder in Vienna shocked
A trial over the gruesome killing of three prostitutes in Vienna has begun. The 27-year-old is considered mentally incompetent and felt controlled by a “witch”. Details about the crime here.
Witch's curse or madness? Triple knife murder in Vienna shocked
A frightening case of violence is currently making headlines in Vienna. A 27-year-old man is suspected of brutally murdering three women. The incident occurred on February 23rd in an Asian studio in Vienna-Brigittenau. The defendant, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was deemed mentally incompetent and therefore cannot be held criminally responsible for his actions.
The public prosecutor's office requested that the man be admitted to a forensic therapeutic center because psychiatric reports showed that he was considered highly dangerous. According to psychiatric expert Peter Hofmann, the man had persistent and serious disorders that significantly influenced his behavior.
Beliefs and Escalation of Violence
The defendant, originally from Afghanistan, said he was telepathically controlled by a European witch while fleeing Serbia. He was convinced that she controlled his thoughts and feelings. The man felt manipulated by this woman, a supposed Satanist, which ultimately led to a dramatic turning point in his life.
According to his account, his mental unwellness began to increase and at one point led to him even sleeping outside and purchasing three knives. On the evening of the murder, he entered the studio, where the operator assigned him a room. First, he stabbed one of the women working there 16 times, who died immediately.
The defendant then continued to rage and targeted a second prostitute, whom he stabbed 30 times before finally killing the studio operator with 60 stabs, who had fled into the toilet. A frightening act that shocks and affects you.
Survivors and consequences of the crime
Luckily, two people in an adjoining room were able to escape the killer by staying quiet. A customer who was there managed to escape and remains unknown. The only surviving prostitute finally alerted her partner, who started the rescue chain.
The perpetrator himself cannot remember the events. When he came to, he found that his hands were cut and his clothes were soaked with blood. He should have returned to Tehran in the coming months as his family had already bought him a ticket.
The events raise many questions and give rise to an intensive discussion of the topic of mental illness and its possible extreme consequences. A comprehensive report on this process can be found at www.gmx.at.