Brutal bloody deed in Mürzhofen: 14-year-old with ax in court!

Brutal bloody deed in Mürzhofen: 14-year-old with ax in court!

Mürzhofen, Österreich - In a shocking act of violence in Mürzhofen, near Kindberg in the Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district, a 14-year-old is accused of murdering his 36-year-old brother with a Viking ax. The police were alerted on September 16 after rescue workers discovered a lifeless person with conspicuous injuries. The brother was found by his sister in a blood -blurred state, after the first reports he died on 17 strokes on his head and suffered air embolism. According to the autopsy, the man was placed at the scene when the police arrived.

The suspect had already moved away from the center before the officials arrived, but could be found quickly due to descriptions of witnesses. Service dogs provided the youngsters and discovered a Viking ax in his backpack, which was originally intended as a decoration but had sharp edges. The 14-year-old admitted to his first interrogation of attacking his brother with the ax. It is believed that a dispute over homework was the motive for the difficult act.

judicial discussion and possible punishments

The trial against the 14-year-old is scheduled for a day and will take place in one and a half weeks. Three witnesses and experts from psychiatry and forensic medicine have already been invited. In the event of a conviction in accordance with juvenile justice, the young person threatens a imprisonment of up to ten years. A crisis intervention team was switched on for the family members to support them in this difficult time. In the community there is great concern about this tragedy, as the local director Christian Sander made it clear.

The accused currently attend a polytechnic school in Kapfenberg and was unobtrusive until this incident. Expert must now clarify whether the young person was accountable at the time of the crime, which will be crucial for the process course. The presumption of innocence applies until the court comes to a judgment.

context on youth crime

In order to prevent such violent incidents in the future, the Federal Ministry of Youth is working on strategies for the prevention of child and youth crime. Statistics show that the majority of suspect children and adolescents usually only appear police or criminal. After all, 5 to 10 percent of the suspects repeatedly commit serious crimes. Often these "intensive offenders" are affected by complex problems, such as social disadvantage and experience.

The prevention of crime and violence has increased in quality and quantity in the past 20 years. Various concepts were introduced to avoid child and youth crime and to strengthen cooperation between child and youth welfare, police and judiciary. Responsibility for the implementation of preventive measures lies with the states and municipalities. The Federal Youth Ministry has the suggestion competence and can draw attention to unresolved problems to develop new strategies. A clear focus on prevention could help in the future to not repeat such tragedies.

For further information on this topic, we refer to the reporting of and the comprehensive resources of the Federal Ministry, Seniors, women and youth .