Murder process in Vienna: 27-year-old fights against paranoid schizophrenia

Murder process in Vienna: 27-year-old fights against paranoid schizophrenia

A shocking case is on the court on November 25, in which a 27-year-old Afghan is accused of killed three sex workers with a knife on February 23 in an Asiastudio in Vienna-Brigittenau. This cruel act not only caused excitement in the local community, but also raises considerable legal and psychological questions. According to APA, the court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn confirmed that the trial will take place before the regional court.

The procedure will not only illuminate the terrible murders, but also address the psychological constitution of the accused. A psychiatric report has shown that he suffers from a pronounced paranoid schizophrenia. This means that at the time of the crime, he was not considered to be accountable, which leads to a special legal situation. The public prosecutor has therefore requested that the man be placed in a forensic-therapeutic center, as is specified in §21 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. Experts come to the conclusion that the accused can be classified as highly dangerous due to his mental disorder.

The beliefs of the perpetrator

In the psychiatric report, the 27-year-old expressed that he met a "European witch" on his escape from Afghanistan in Serbia who apparently wanted to try to dissuade him from his faith as a Muslim. His descriptions give a worrying insight into his way of thinking. He believes that the sex workers had worked with the witch and described them as "enemies of God". This shows the distorted perception of the reality of the man, who finally led to the brutal murders. With a knife, he planned to kill the women, which manifested themselves as a killing spree, in which he wanted to kill several people within a very short time, according to the psychiatric expert Peter Hofmann.

The opening time of the process is eagerly awaited, since many questions about the responsibility of the perpetrator and the possible legal consequences are raised. This could serve as a significant point in discussion about mental health and criminal behavior, since society continues to try to understand how to deal with psychopathological conditions in the legal system.

For further information and a deeper analysis of the ongoing discussions about the legal and psychological aspects of this tragedy, the detailed report by www.puls24.at to be referred.