After the murder of a guard at the airport barracks in Wiener Neustadt, the preliminary autopsy results were announced on Monday. According to Erich Habitzl, spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office in Wiener Neustadt, a bullet in the lung is the cause of death of the 20-year-old. The results of a toxicology test and a prick report will not be available for several weeks.
The toxicology report as part of the autopsy is intended to provide information on whether the 20-year-old – as put in the room medially – had alcohol or addictive substances in his blood. According to Habitzl, an expert report has also been commissioned regarding the blood sample of the accused 54-year-old non-commissioned officer from Burgenland.
Army report not relevant to the prosecution
According to the current status of the investigation, the scramble or self-defense scenario is still being considered, Habitzl said when asked by APA. The first report from a commission of inquiry set up by the army, which was finalized on Sunday, was “irrelevant” to the prosecution. The exact number of shots fired remained unclear for the time being. According to Habitzl, the only thing that is certain is that the 20-year-old was hit by a gunshot.
No urgent suspicion of murder
The young recruit is said to have behaved aggressively on Friday morning and threatened his comrades with an assault rifle shortly before 07:00. The supervisor would have intervened. The conscript is said to have hit the 54-year-old several times on the head with an assault rifle, the man sustained a wound. During the attack, the sergeant allegedly drew his pistol and killed the 20-year-old. The 54-year-old was treated on an outpatient basis at the hospital.
Because, according to the public prosecutor’s office, there is no urgent suspicion of murder, the temporarily detained Burgenlander was released on Friday.
Source: Krone
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