Dead person in the Marchfeld Canal: Murder suspect remains in custody

Court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn confirmed this. The reasons for detention were assumed to be the risk of escape, concealment and the risk of committing a crime. The 38-year-old Iranian made a full confession after his arrest. He is said to have killed a 45-year-old countryman for a financial motive.

• More about this: Body in the Marchfeld Canal: Suspect confessed, murder weapon was hammer

The victim was reported missing by his ex-wife and family on November 15 last year after he disappeared without a trace. In mid-January, an angler fished a severed left foot out of the Marchfeld Canal between the Schwarzlackenau and Strebersdorf and alerted the police. After additional body parts were found and a DNA comparison was made, the identity of the dead man was clarified relatively quickly – it was the missing 45-year-old.

The suspect was the victim’s friend

The investigation soon focused on the 38-year-old Iranian, a friend of the victim, due to several suspicious circumstances. The man was observed and arrested at the end of January. In his subsequent interrogation, the suspect stated that the 45-year-old had embezzled 9,000 euros from him. During a related argument, physical violence is said to have occurred, with the accused allegedly killing the 45-year-old with a hammer. He then probably cut up the man’s body and dumped it in the Marchfeld Canal.

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