After Discovery of Body in Baden near Vienna: Police Seek Witnesses

On Monday, an 81-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment on Braitner Street in Baden near Vienna. The body showed severe skull injuries.

Investigations After Body Found in Baden Near Vienna: Police Witness Appeal

Anyone who noticed anything suspicious, particularly from Sunday afternoon, is asked to contact the State Criminal Police Office at Tel.: 059133 303333. Investigations in the case are ongoing. The crime scene team had secured evidence until Tuesday evening, police spokesman Johann Baumschlager announced on Wednesday. The search for the murder weapon, which involved police trainees, service dogs, and divers, has so far been unsuccessful. The elderly woman had been unreachable. Relatives were concerned and notified the police. Officers entered the apartment with a spare key and discovered the body. An autopsy revealed that the skull injuries led to the 81-year-old's death. The investigators do not suspect a robbery murder, said Baumschlager.

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information, among others, at the Women's Helpline at: 0800-222-555, www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at, as well as at the Women's Shelter Emergency Call at 057722 and the Austrian Violence Protection Centers: 0800/700-217, https://www.gewaltschutzzentrum.at/, at the Police Emergency Call: 133, and in Lower Austria at the NÖ Women's Telephone at 0800-800 810.

(APA/Red)

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