Fatal Dates in Vienna and Lower Austria: 71-Year-Old Drugged and Robbed by 29-Year-Old Russian

The Russian is also said to have stolen jewelry from the pensioner's apartment in Vienna, as the police announced in a press release on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested on October 7 in a venue in Vienna. He confessed and was transferred to the Korneuburg prison.

Met on a Dating Platform

The two men met each other in May through a dating platform, and subsequently, according to police, there were regular meetings in the apartment and house of the 71-year-old. On the evening of September 11, the 29-year-old is believed to have administered a sleeping pill to the senior. After the victim lost consciousness, the suspect is said to have searched for the safe key and stolen a low five-figure euro amount from the safe. He is also said to have searched the house for valuables and stolen perfume as well as the key to the Vienna apartment. There, the 29-year-old is said to have stolen jewelry worth a low four-figure euro amount.

Investigations

During the investigations, the Russian was identified as the suspect. He is said to have already stolen a mid four-figure euro amount from the 71-year-old on August 27. Additionally, on September 1, he is said to have borrowed and embezzled jewelry worth a mid four-figure euro amount from the pensioner. The 29-year-old was handcuffed in a venue in Vienna-Leopoldstadt. During the interrogation, he also admitted to embezzlement and a fraud offense in Graz, during which he borrowed a mid four-figure euro amount from an acquaintance in December 2023.

(APA/Red.)

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