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Every third murder in Austria could be a natural death.
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In an interview with the Volksblatt of Upper Austria (Monday edition), the president of the Austrian Society for Forensic Medicine, Walter Rabl (MedUni Innsbruck), cautions that killings in Austria often go unnoticed. The number of autopsies has decreased significantly over the years.
“We are currently on the brink of the abyss and unfortunately we will be one step further, into the abyss, for years to come,” Rabl said in an interview that was sent to the APA. In 1984, 30,737 people underwent an autopsy in Austria after their death, compared to 8,593 in 2018.
Every third homicide could happen as a natural death
“Inevitably, with an increasing decrease in the frequency of post-mortem injuries, trauma is also classified as apparently natural death,” Rabl al Volksblatt said. The number of murders that remain undetected can only be estimated. With homicides like murders, negligent homicides, homicides “a ratio of recognized to undetected of one to two should be realistic for Austria,” Rabl said. Accordingly, every third bloody act could be considered natural death.
In 2014, the Austrian Science Council already denounced the inadequate training of forensic doctors, the lack of job prospects, financial deficits and the lack of support from universities, federal states, judicial authorities and the interior.
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