Bank robbery in Meidling: Previous perpetrator, motifs remain unclear!

Bank robbery in Meidling: Previous perpetrator, motifs remain unclear!

In a dramatic incident on Wednesday, a masked man with a firearm entered a bank branch on Meidlinger Hauptstraße and asked the employees to issue cash. The perpetrator, who was masked with sunglasses, scarf and hood, left the bank with 5,000 euros. This reports Today.at .

The immediately initiated search measures were initially unsuccessful. But the criminal officers did not give up and were temporarily arrested by the 31-year-old Austrian at his home address a few hours later. During the arrest, not only the murder weapon, but also the clothing that the man wore during the raid, was secured. When he was interrogated, he confessed to the act, but his motifs remain unclear for the time being. According to wien.orf.at the investigation was quickly promoted to clarify further details.

The police pursue all the traces to determine possible accomplices or additional backgrounds for this raid. It remains to be seen which further information comes to light through the ongoing investigation.