Triple murder in Vienna – suspect “basically confessed”

In order to clarify the motive and background of the devastating knife attack that was carried out on Friday evening in an establishment in the Brigittenau district, the asylum seeker from Afghanistan (27) will be questioned further, said police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger on Sunday. The victims are most likely Chinese citizens.

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As the APA learned, the 27-year-old may have bought the knife used in the crime specifically for the attack on the women in the Asia Studio. If this turns out to be true, this circumstance indicates a planned act. However, the interviews so far have not revealed any indications of any kind of relationship with one or more of the victims. The suspect is to be transferred to a correctional facility on Sunday evening.

The autopsies of the three victims in the presence of detectives from the crime scene group of the State Criminal Police Office are also scheduled for today, Sunday. The investigation to establish their identities was still ongoing. According to current knowledge, the operator of the studio is likely to be among the dead, Haßlinger told the APA.

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The knife attack to which the three women fell victim was carried out on Friday evening in a brothel in Brigittenau. A fourth employee witnessed the crime while she was locked in a room. The suspect was arrested in a green area in the immediate vicinity of the crime scene. He still had the murder weapon with him.