Son has to go to an institution – killed his own father with 37 knife wounds

The jury unanimously ruled that in September the man had killed his 63-year-old father with at least 37 stab and laceration wounds with a combat knife. However, most of them followed the explanation of the court psychiatrist, according to which the 39-year-old suspect was mentally ill at the time of the crime.

The 39-year-old is admitted to a forensic therapeutic center.

disagreement over common sense
There had been disagreements between the prosecution and the defense at court over common sense before, after several reports of the case emerged. However, forensic psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner clearly denied mental health. Six of the eight jurors subsequently agreed.

fantasies about violence in the past
During the trial, the accused denied any guilt and pleaded insanity. The court psychiatrist confirmed the same. The 39-year-old continued: “I am not the killer, but the violent fantasy that used me.”

The suspect describes that he has often fought violent fantasies in the past. On that fateful day, he felt he could control the imagination. So he drove to his father when he called him.

According to Tat, he wanted to live in the forest
After they went shopping together, the violent fantasy dictated his actions. “Shortly before it happened, I didn’t feel anything at all,” the 39-year-old, who had been hospitalized several times for his mental illness, told the court.

The man described showering and dressing after the crime. He took the clothes with him because he actually wanted to go to another city to protect his father. After that, he went into the forest and wanted to live there, but he realized that he could not get there.

The 39-year-old’s lawyer had no doubt that his client was not sane. “He didn’t commit murder,” he said, saying that the conditions had actually been met for the prosecution to drop the murder charge. He quoted several expert opinions attesting to his madness.

Prosecutor: ‘Not known that it was a murder’
The prosecutor in turn said in his opening speech: “‘No na ned’, it was murder”. The suspect had three knives with him, one of which – with a blade length of 17 centimeters – was used for the crime according to the DNA comparison. It was clear to the prosecutor that the 39-year-old was able to “recognize injustice and act accordingly.” No application for placement was therefore submitted.

Court psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner testified to the so-called “simple schizophrenia” of the accused, which went hand in hand with a “complete failure” and the “boring of the personality.” This can be seen from the man’s biography. Kastner explained to the jury how someone with this disease feels: “Suddenly there is an outside influence that occupies his brain and tells him what to do. Schizophrenia is a force of nature that preoccupies you and that you don’t choose,” said Kastner.

In any case, the psychiatric basis for the “inability to be guilty” is there. In addition, his “danger is undoubtedly obvious,” Kastner explained the seriousness of the mental disorder.

The man went to the police and spoke of murder
The 63-year-old victim was found dead in his apartment in Innsbruck after family members became concerned. The agents had entered the apartment in the Innsbruck district of Hötting through the balcony, where the body was eventually discovered. According to the autopsy, the man died from inhalation of blood and veins and arteries were cut. The victim also had “classic defensive injuries.”

The 39-year-old eventually ended up at the police station and stated that he had committed a murder.