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The 27-year-old, who is in a Viennese hospital, was questioned, said spokesman Josef Mechtler from the Korneuburg public prosecutor’s office, without giving details. The suspect is said to have killed his 60-year-old mother with a kitchen knife in the early hours of Monday morning and severely injured his stepfather (70).
According to the public prosecutor’s office, the accused’s blood will be examined to determine whether substances that impair consciousness have been ingested. The autopsy had also been commissioned by the prosecution. According to the state police department of Lower Austria, numerous massive stab and cut injuries were found on Tuesday.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, the 27-year-old’s stepfather (70) continued to receive intensive care. He had also suffered numerous cuts and stab wounds and was flown to the University Hospital in St. Pölten. The alleged perpetrator attempted suicide. He was also badly injured.
The scene of the bloody deed was a terraced house in the market town of Marchfeld, where the couple and the 27-year-old lived together. The motive was still not clear.
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Source: Nachrichten
