The shock after the homeless murders in Vienna is still deep. A total of three attacks have been recorded in Vienna since July. In two cases, the victims did not survive. Another was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Since then, the police have no concrete suspicions. However, investigators are currently following “a number of leads” to finally solve the murders.
“The criminalists investigate them and involve them in the investigation. In addition, additional investigators from the LKA investigative service are supporting the official murder investigation group in verifying the information,” the police said.
race against the clock
For the researchers, it remains a race against the clock. The more time passes, the more difficult it becomes to find the culprit or even several. The motive for the crimes is also unclear. “The investigation so far has shown that there was no argument with the victims before the crime and nothing was stolen from the victims,” police said.
First kill in mid-July
The first attack took place on July 12, when a man was found stabbed to death on a park bench at Handelskai in Brigittenau. A few days later, a woman in Leopoldstadt was seriously injured by stab and laceration wounds. she survived.
The police see a certain pattern
On the night of August 9, the serial killer in Josefstadt attacked another homeless person with a knife and killed him as well. Due to the similar injury patterns, crime periods and the group of victims, the National Criminal Investigation Department assumes that there is a connection between the attacks and the perpetrators.
It also remains unclear whether the perpetrator(s) come from the homeless environment or not. However, the police are currently ruling out any connection between rumors of attacks by youths with knives and the crimes. There were no similar attacks on homeless people beforehand.
Source: Krone
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