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“That something like this could happen in such a peaceful area? It does not exist, we are really devastated,” said a neighbor on Sunday morning, summing up the great consternation at the single-family development in the Zaubertal in Leonding – the OÖN reported in detail yesterday . .
It is about an eight-year-old girl who had to see terrible scenes in the house of her parents, her mother (39), who had to be hospitalized unconscious – and her half-sister (25), whom the emergency doctor tried in vain to save. For the young woman from Honduras, any help came too late.
Video: Interview with police spokesman Michael Babel
The owner of the house, a beverage businessman, lives in the building with his wife (39) from Honduras and their eight-year-old daughter. The 25-year-old half-sister of the 39-year-old, who also came from Honduras and studied in Linz, has been a longtime guest. A 29-year-old Spaniard who, according to the police, is the second cousin of the 25-year-old student who has just visited. The crime scene was the basement converted into a guest lounge. The couple and the boy were sleeping upstairs when the girl heard a “noise” downstairs around nine. Then the eight-year-old boy went downstairs. Her mother, who had woken up, followed her down one floor to the basement. What exactly happened there is still under investigation.
The truth is that the businessman also went to the basement to see what happened. There he saw his wife lying on the ground in a daze. His half sister no longer showed signs of life. The 29-year-old alleged perpetrator was also at the scene. There was a fight between the men.
Image Gallery: 25-year-old student killed in Leonding
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Image gallery: 25-year-old student murdered in the magical valley
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Tied with zip ties
The eight-year-old daughter ran to the neighboring house where the grandparents live. His grandfather, the businessman’s father, rushed to help. Together they were able to dominate the 29-year-old and tie him with cable ties. When police arrived, the suspect was arrested without resistance, said police spokesman Michael Babl. The reason was still unclear yesterday. The Spaniard only admitted to killing his cousin. According to detectives, the man may have had a sexual interest in his cousin that the woman should not have reciprocated.
Cause of death unknown
The police seized a kitchen knife that could have been one of the weapons of the crime. But the stabs or cuts shouldn’t have been fatal, Linz prosecutor Ulrike Breiteneder said. Death may have been caused by suffocation or “blunt force”. Neither the time of the crime nor the time of death has been determined. “Therefore, we have ordered an autopsy,” the authorities spokeswoman said.
In addition, there is evidence that the suspect has a mental disorder. The man’s sanity should be checked, the prosecutor said. (staro)
