Firearm found
Two children and another person found dead
A young woman and two children were found dead in a house in Lower Austria on Wednesday afternoon. According to initial information from investigators, it is suspected that a mother killed her two children and then herself - but this is not yet certain.
The children are said to be two girls aged five and eight. According to initial information, the woman was 29 years old and an Austrian citizen - she was divorced, it was said.
The three dead were found by a relative in a house in the small community of Muckendorf-Wipfing with around 1200 inhabitants in the district of Tulln. In the meantime, a handgun has also been discovered and seized in the vicinity.
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Autopsies ordered
Investigations into the background are currently underway. The crime scene team and officers from the life and limb division of the State Office of Criminal Investigation were at the scene on Wednesday evening. Interviews and interrogations continued.
The forensic pathologist arrived in the evening. With his help, the course of events should be reconstructed. Naturally, the firearm will also be examined - "whether it was used and how", according to the State Office of Criminal Investigation. The public prosecutor's office ordered autopsies to be carried out on Thursday.
Shocking cases in Lower Austria
The horrific scenes in Lower Austria also brought back sad memories: just a year ago, a mother drowned her two daughters nearby in the same district. In the district of St. Pölten-Land, a woman shot her three daughters, her brother and her mother in 2016.
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