The 14-year-old who brutally murdered his brother (36) in Kindberg, Upper Styria, appears cooperative and calm in the reconstruction of the crime. He is said to have suffered from depression for years.
A week and a half after the horrific bloodshed in the Mürzhofen district of Kindberg, the police presence at the crime scene caused another commotion on Wednesday. At around 1:30 p.m., a prison guard’s vehicle drove into the courtyard of the family home, closely guarded by uniformed officers.
The 14-year-old who brutally killed his brother (36) with a decorative axe here last Monday (we reported) had to return to the scene of the horror to reconstruct the crime. Flanked by prison guards and detectives, the slim and inconspicuous blond boy marched into the house, where he described and reenacted the course of the insane act.
The murder weapon belonged to the victim
After a good hour, the case was closed and the 14-year-old was taken back to Leoben Prison. Shortly afterwards, his lawyer Raimund Schüller also came out of the building. “My client was very stable and cooperative. In my opinion, the course of the crime seems to have been clarified,” said the Viennese lawyer. As reported, according to the first autopsy report, the victim was literally executed with at least 17 axe blows. The murder weapon probably belonged to the victim, who is said to have collected antique weapons.
There are said to have been tensions between the brothers for some time. “My client says he has been suffering from depression for years. “He once confided in his brother about it, but he allegedly rejected it,” the lawyer said.
The brothers’ arguments were said to be mainly about ‘life-changing decisions’, such as the 14-year-old’s education and training. “There was also a lot of pressure. In my opinion, that, combined with the depression, led to the crime,” says the lawyer.
Source: Krone
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