The approximately 30-year-old was found dead by relatives in her home. Suspicion fell on the victim’s initially volatile 41-year-old ex-husband in the evening. Late on Saturday morning, the urgent suspect turned himself in to the police and was arrested near his parents’ home.
The suspect was taken into police custody at the request of the public prosecutor’s office and is currently being questioned by investigators from the State Criminal Police Office. On Saturday morning, the authorities involved had kept a low profile for tactical reasons. Preliminary findings are treated with discretion to protect loved ones and not interfere with police work. Current images showed that the police carried out strict identity checks at traffic junctions around Piesendorf on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, the autopsy of the corpse was scheduled for the morning, the forensic reports are still pending. The interrogation of the victim’s ex-husband, who was caught recently, should now provide information: It is hoped that after the alleged perpetrator’s interrogation, “the background to the crime can be clarified in more detail”.
The bloody deed, which according to the police’s initial findings was committed with a knife, may have happened on Friday morning. As the executive announced on Friday evening, the search for the suspect, which has now been successfully completed, was initiated immediately after the body was found. According to ORF, the special unit COBRA was also involved.
Localization: Piesendorf is located in the Pinzgau region of Salzburg, not far from Zell am See
Source: Nachrichten
