Details of the cases

Two shocking property deals with dementia patients

The first case is about this guesthouse on the banks of Lake Traun, including the boathouse. Six people have now been charged and have to stand trial for fraud.

(Bild: Klemens Fellner)

It is an unusual trio against whom the public prosecutor's office in Wels, Upper Austria, is bringing down heavy artillery: a lawyer, a notary and an expert. They are alleged to have defrauded a woman suffering from dementia. A second, similar real estate deal also raises questions. The "Krone" knows the details of both cases.

The expert is said to have issued expert opinions as a favor in several cases and was reportedly taken into custody on Friday. The reason, according to the public prosecutor's office: there is a risk of concealment and the commission of a crime. According to "Krone" information, the man is a very well-known and highly respected psychiatrist.

And these are the cases in question: