Murder alarm on Wednesday in Vienna: A 36-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in Simmering. According to initial information from the “Krone”, traces of attack were discovered on the victim’s neck. A 44-year-old suspect, the victim’s husband, was arrested.
The police were alerted by the rescue on Wednesday morning, the executive said. According to “Krone” information, a man in Simmering had called for help from a window. The officers rushed to the scene.
Husband arrested
The body of the 36-year-old was discovered in the apartment. Because the police found injuries to the victim’s neck, the case was immediately classified as a “serious fatality”. An autopsy was ordered, the husband (44) – a Serbian citizen – was arrested as a suspect. His questioning is ongoing.
The 44-year-old has not yet appeared in connection with violence, police spokesman Christopher Verhnjak told the APA. So far, he has not been turned away or banned from entering.
The Vienna State Criminal Police Office took over the investigation. The exact cause of death is still under investigation. 14 women have been violently killed in Austria since the beginning of the year.
Libertarians are calling for criminal law reform
“We have been calling for concrete steps such as criminal law reform for a long time,” said FPÖ General Secretary Michael Schnedlitz in view of the suspected murder case in Simmering. “How many more women have to die before this Minister of the Interior finally takes his hat and acts at the same time?”