After murder of woman (65)

Blown up: body recovered from tunnel

Late on Sunday afternoon, the investigators finally succeeded in recovering the body of the murder suspect from the cellar tunnel.(Bild: Imre Antal)

In the case of the murder of Barbara R. (65) in a vineyard in Zistersdorf (district of Gänserndorf), the body of Oleg M., who was probably a murder suspect, was finally recovered from the cellar tunnel on Sunday. The Slovakian had barricaded himself there after the crime and then blown himself up. 

The body parts of the 59-year-old were recovered from the collapsed building using a robot. An autopsy was ordered by the Korneuburg public prosecutor's office, said police spokesman Raimund Schwaigerlehner on Monday. It has not been conclusively determined that the deceased is Oleg M., but it is assumed.

DNA samples taken from the body
According to Schwaigerlehner, the body was recovered from the cellar tunnel late on Sunday afternoon. Forces from the Lower Austrian State Office of Criminal Investigation and the Directorate for Special Units (DSE) were involved. DNA samples had already been taken from the body to clarify the identity - also with the assistance of a robot. There were no results for the time being and the analysis will take some time, it was said.

However, the autopsy of the victim, 65-year-old Barbara R., has been completed. According to Schwaigerlehner, the woman died of bleeding to death as a result of her injuries. She is said to have been killed by the 59-year-old Slovakian on Friday. The victim was found with stab wounds in a vineyard at around 4.30 pm. The woman and the accused knew each other. 

Cobra officer seriously injured
The 59-year-old subsequently barricaded himself in the cellar tunnel in Gösting for hours. Early on Saturday morning, a first attempt to gain access failed because the man detonated an explosive device. One Cobra officer was seriously injured, another had to be treated as an outpatient. In the afternoon hours, the man's body was finally discovered in the tunnel; technical equipment had been brought into the cellar area.

Disturbing images from the operation in Zistersdorf ...(Bild: Imre Antal)

(Bild: Josef Poyer, Krone KREATIV)

(Bild: Imre Antal, Krone KREATIV)

In Gösting, however, the investigations continued at the beginning of the week. Among other things, further basement areas of the property that had served as the Slovakian's hiding place are to be investigated.