Sad double murder in Lower Austria: Investigations into shots in Heimen

Sad double murder in Lower Austria: Investigations into shots in Heimen

In a shocking turn, the police found a lifeless couple in Alberndorf in Alberndorf in the Pulkautal (Hollabrunn district). The 58-year-old man is said to have shot his 51-year-old wife and himself with a legally obsessed fist fir weapon. According to the investigation by the State Criminal Police Office, it is apparently a killing on request, followed by suicide. Police spokesman Raimund Schwaigerlehner confirmed that a serious illness of the man is regarded as a possible motivation. A farewell letter was found at the crime scene after friends who hadn't heard of the couple for a long time, the emergency services alerted, such as Investigations in the course In the meantime there was another tragic incident in Matzendorf-Hölles on Wednesday in Matzendorf-Hölles (Wiener Neustadt district). A 74-year-old is said to have shot his 77-year-old partner with a small-caliber rifle before celebrating suicide. He died directly at the crime scene while the woman was taken to the hospital, where she later succumbed to her serious injuries. Here, too, a disease seems to be in the room as a possible motive, confirmed Schwaigerlehner on request. In both cases, the public prosecutor has ordered autopsy, and the State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation to clarify the background of these shocking acts. The weapon has been ensured, and the crime scene work has already been completed, such as oe24.at reported.

These two incidents throw a dark light on the reality with which many people are confronted and make the importance of offers of help for those affected by mental illnesses and crisis situations.