Any help came too late for the woman. “The suspect had vital signs. He was taken to a hospital,” said the spokesman. The couple’s daughter had alerted the police.
The father called her and announced “that he would kill his wife and then himself,” according to the police. After the daughter’s emergency call came in Thursday morning, several patrol cars, rescue and professional fire brigade raced to the scene. “After the apartment door was opened, the officers found the couple motionless in bed,” Ibrahim said. The woman could not be resuscitated.
The State Criminal Police Office in Vienna is investigating “at full speed” on suspicion of murder and attempted suicide. The cause of death was still unclear, the investigators said strangulation marks were found on the woman’s neck. The background to the crime has not yet been clarified, emphasized Mohamed, but a connection with a serious illness in the 57-year-old is suspected.
The man was in critical condition in a hospital Thursday afternoon. He is said to have taken various medications. A farewell letter has not yet been found.
contact points
The Ministry of Health’s Suicide Prevention Portal offers support for people with suicidal thoughts and their families. Contact details for support organizations in Austria can be found at www.suizid-praevention.gv.at. Information for young people is available at www.bittelebe.at
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