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The attorney for the victim’s family has now announced the decision. But it is not yet legally binding.
4:55 pm, December 30, 2020
More than a year after the Fatal attack by a dog on a 31-year-old soldier at the Wiener Neustadt airfield barracks the investigation has been discontinued. Erich Gemeiner, attorney for the victim’s familysaid this to the APA on Wednesday afternoon upon request, thus confirming an online report in the daily “Die Presse.” The decision was not yet final, it was emphasized.
The Wiener Neustadt prosecutor had investigated both the responsible dog handler and “those responsible for the armed forces who were not specifically investigated”. There were those who were in the room Suspicion of gross negligence homicide and of endangering physical safety confessed.
Surviving dependents of the victim have the option of submitting a request to continue the investigation. So far this has not happened, he said Spokesperson for the prosecution Erich Habitzl according to the “press” report with. Most commonly, the APA said a justification request had been filed. A decision on a continuation request will be made after receiving the reasons.
Expert opinion relieved
The responsible dog handler, as well as the armed forces, were in the case of the dead soldier, mainly thanks to the expert opinion of Esther Schalke, a dog expert from Germany, has been relieved. The 31-year-old himself had taken too great a security risk when he let two four-legged friends who later attacked him run free without a leash or collar, was the conclusion.
Erich Gemeiner, a lawyer for the soldier’s family, denounced this Wednesday that “all the possibilities of proof had not been exhausted” as part of the preliminary investigation. “The dead are guilty because they can no longer defend themselves.”
Reluctant to respond to APA’s request Federal Armed Forces spokesman Michael Bauer. He declined to comment on the hiring decision. The colonel emphasized that they wanted to wait for the law to be final.
On November 14 of the previous year, the 31-year-old soldier was found dead shortly before 2 am Among other things, the man was in charge of exercising and feeding several dogs. He went to the kennel around 4pm the day before.
According to a DNA report, bite marks from the two Malinois “Hati” and “Ragna” were found on the 31-year-old’s body. The investigation report of the armed forces sent to the Public Ministry in December 2019 concluded that there was a “serious conflict situation” between the victim and “Hati”. It was emphasized that no information could be given about the role of the second youngest dog, “Ragna”. While “Ragna” was returned to the breeder and owner, “Hati” was put to sleep..
