Bloody family dispute: Two dead in Bärnbach! Murder or tragedy?

Bloody family dispute: Two dead in Bärnbach! Murder or tragedy?

Bärnbach, Österreich - A shocking crime shook the municipality of Bärnbach in West Styria on Sunday, March 2. Two men, a 61-year-old and his 56-year-old cousin, were found dead in a locked workshop. The 30-year-old son of one of the men alarmed the fire brigade after he could not reach his father. Despite the radio running and the key in the inside, the door remained closed, which caused the emergency services to violently penetrate.

In the access, the rescuers discovered the 61-year-old lifelessly on the ground. His cousin was also found dead. What the investigators shocked were the bloody traces of an ax that was secured at the scene. The police suspect a murder and subsequent suicide based on the first investigation results. The 61-year-old was apparently killed with the ax before his cousin committed suicide after he had covered the body with a plastic bag, as 5min.at . The autopsy of the two corporations were arranged and the public prosecutor has taken over the investigation to clarify further details.

Investigations and backgrounds

The motive of crime remains a mystery. Notes on previous disputes between the two cousins are not known, and the 56-year-old cousin lived apparently withdrawn. Despite initial assumptions about a possible mental illness, there is no concrete indications of how both and the police as well as the police. While the investigation is further advanced, the bodies for burial have been released. The evaluation of the investigative documents will take some time. In the meantime, help offers for people with suicidal thoughts are available, and the police call up to report violence at an early stage and to take advantage of help