Murderer barricades himself in
Murder in Lower Austria: manhunt for perpetrator still underway
After the knife murder of a 65-year-old woman in Zistersdorf (Lower Austria), the suspected perpetrator has been tracked down. The man has holed up in a wine cellar near the scene of the crime. An initial attempt to gain access failed. Now Cobra is planning to storm the wine cellar ...
After the emergency services failed in their first attempt to gain access, a Cobra officer was also seriously injured. The man is said to have suffered splinter injuries to his face and ankle during the operation. Cobra is now planning the next steps: the use of tear gas. According to the police, this has been authorized due to the dangerous nature of the situation.
According to information available to the "Krone", a booby trap went off in the morning hours. The hiding place of the wanted man is only a few hundred meters as the crow flies from the crime scene where a horrific act of bloodshed took place on Friday afternoon. A 59-year-old Slovakian is said to have inflicted several massive cuts to the 65-year-old woman's neck. The body was discovered in a vineyard in the district of Gösting. Despite the emergency doctor being alerted, all help came too late for the victim. The 65-year-old died on the spot.
Site partially evacuated
A large police contingent searched for the man, who, according to the police, has a criminal record in several countries for the unauthorized possession of weapons, explosives and even nuclear explosive devices. The Cobra special unit, several helicopters and search dogs were also deployed. The police asked all residents to follow the officers' instructions. During the search, the Zistersdorf cadastral community of Gösting, which has around 300 inhabitants, was also partially evacuated.
"Generally dangerous" person
Chief Inspector Johann Baumschlager announced at a press conference arranged at short notice that the Cobra officer's injuries were not life-threatening. "Despite this, he has sustained serious injuries", said Baumschlager. According to him, further plans are currently being drawn up as to how the 59-year-old could be brought out of hiding. In addition to Cobra, 120 officers from the provincial police headquarters and explosives experts as well as 65 Red Cross employees are also on duty.
The police spokesman once again appealed to the population in the immediate vicinity to follow the instructions of the police. It was a "generally dangerous" person.
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