Lower Austria: Two Dead Found in Stockerau

An 85-year-old man and his wife, two years younger, were found dead on Friday in a house in Stockerau (Korneuburg district). The police currently suspect murder and suicide, said spokesperson Stefan Loidl upon request. The man is believed to have shot his wife and himself with a legally owned handgun. According to media reports, the motive for the crime is likely to have been a serious illness of the 83-year-old woman. The state criminal investigation department is investigating.

Two people found dead in Stockerau

The police were notified shortly after 7:30 a.m., Loidl reported. The investigations are being conducted by the Lower Austria State Criminal Investigation Department (Division for Personal and Life Crimes), and the crime scene team secured evidence on Friday.

"Older women are particularly at risk and often remain invisible when it comes to violence in close social environments. Therefore, it is essential that we, as a society and state, observe, support, and protect," stated Women's Minister Eva-Maria Holzleitner and Justice Minister Anna Sporrer in a press release. The federal government is working "under high pressure to finalize the National Action Plan against Violence against Women."

Important Information

In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information at the Women's Helpline: 0800-222-555 (free and available around the clock), www.frauenhelpline.at; at the Association of Autonomous Austrian Women's Shelters (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; the Vienna Intervention Center against Violence in the Family: www.interventionsstelle-wien.at and the 24-hour Women's Emergency Hotline of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 as well as the Women's Shelter Emergency Hotline at 057722.

Support services for people with suicidal thoughts and their relatives are offered by the Suicide Prevention Portal of the Ministry of Health. Contact details of support facilities in Austria can be found at www.suizid-praevention.gv.at. Information for young people is available at www.bittelebe.at.

(APA/Red)

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