Two Arrests After Discovery of Body in Vienna-Donaustadt

Following the discovery of a male body in a burned-out car on November 26 in Vienna-Donaustadt, two individuals have been arrested under urgent suspicion. This was announced by the Vienna State Police Directorate on Tuesday. The deceased, a 21-year-old Ukrainian, was found last Wednesday around 12:30 AM at Marlen-Haushofer-Weg after residents raised the alarm due to the burning car.

"Body was 80 percent burned"

An initial autopsy report then revealed that the man in the car had been violently killed. There were indications of blows to the victim's body, but suffocation or heat shock was likely the decisive factor, according to the State Police Directorate. "His body was 80 percent burned," said Colonel Gerhard Winkler from the State Criminal Office at a press conference.

Part of the investigation also involved a brawl in an underground garage of a luxury hotel in Vienna among several men, which is believed to be the prelude to the homicide. The two suspects fled immediately after the crime. They are two compatriots of the victim, aged 45 and 19. They were apprehended shortly thereafter by the police in Ukraine under an international arrest warrant.

No extradition of suspects

However, the two suspects will not be extradited. The proceedings will be handed over by the Austrian judiciary to Ukraine, said Winkler.

(APA/Red)

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