It is a particularly tragic case: a 94-year-old woman from Innsbruck was found dead in her apartment on Monday. A dog, said to belong to her granddaughter, also died. An autopsy has now been performed on the woman’s body. However, the exact circumstances are still a mystery.
According to police, the mail had piled up in front of the 94-year-old’s apartment. After a neighbor raised the alarm on Monday afternoon and the fire brigade finally opened the door, the woman and the dog were found dead in the apartment.
The woman’s body was autopsied
“Die Firefighters then noticed a carbon monoxide leak in the apartment, so the site was immediately cordoned off,” the director said at the time. The Innsbruck public prosecutor ordered an autopsy on the body. That was done on Tuesday at the forensic medicine department of Innsbruck.
“Carbon monoxide poisoning has been determined as the preliminary cause of death,” a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday when asked by “Krone”. That was exactly what was suspected beforehand. However, the case raises several questions.
How did the gas leak occur?
It is still completely unclear how long the 94-year-old and the dog had been dead in the apartment. In addition, the police cannot yet provide information about how the gas leak could have happened. An expert has been consulted. It may take a while before a result is available, the company said.
During the operation on Monday, two police officers and a paramedic were also taken to the Innsbruck clinic with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Source: Krone
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