Viennese jeweler (74) probably killed with a knife

After the bloody act on Wednesday afternoon at a jewelry store in Vienna-Landstrasse, the police feverishly search for clues. The 74-year-old businessman died after an attack to his neck and upper body. The murder weapon was probably a knife.

An autopsy should bring clarity but was not yet completed on Thursday, police spokesman Marco Jammer told the APA.

When comparing it to an identification photo, the police assume that the victim is the 74-year-old owner of the small jewelry store on Landstraßer Hauptstrasse. This is confirmed by a DNA comparison in the course of the autopsy. It is also worth clarifying whether the 74-year-old also suffered other injuries in addition to stab wounds and cuts to the head and upper body. No murder weapon was found at this time.

Forensics were also on the scene Thursday and tried to reconstruct the course of events. The question is whether the jeweler was killed in the course of a robbery or if it was an act of revenge. In the morning it was still unclear if something was missing from the store. The police are investigating the suspicions of murder first.

Investigators have so far been unable to find any witnesses to the immediate crime, which is surprising in view of the busy Landstraßer Hauptstrasse and the nearby Wien-Mitte train station.

The man must have crawled from inside the shop to the entrance. He collapsed at the entrance, where he was seen by passers-by around 4 p.m. and alerted police and the ambulance. The emergency services tried to resuscitate the man with a defibrillator, but were unsuccessful. He must not have regained consciousness.

The police are now asking witnesses to report to the Vienna State Criminal Police Office on 01/31310 / DW33800.