Eighteen-year-old in pretrial detention following homicide in Langenzersdorf

Acquaintance via Snapchat

The investigations are being conducted by police and the public prosecutor's office. In addition to clarifying the course of events, it is also being examined whether and in what form drug use may have played a role.

Media outlets such as the OE24 TV livestream reported on the case. Public statements from relatives on either side have not been made so far.

The small municipality of Langenzersdorf with its Dirnelwiese residential area is usually a quiet suburb north of Vienna. The case is attracting attention and causing unease in the region.

Investigations and next steps

Once the public prosecutor's office files charges, the competent court will decide on the further conduct of proceedings. Until then, the presumption of innocence applies to the accused.

The responsible spokesperson Astrid Wagner of the Lower Austria State Police Directorate provided information on the known key points of the investigation. She referred to ongoing analyses of evidence and interviews.

According to the current state of the investigation, there is no indication that the suspect had previously come to attention in a criminally relevant manner before the crime. The analysis of digital traces on the devices of those involved is still ongoing, according to police.

Reactions from the residential area

The Korneuburg public prosecutor's office is currently examining whether grounds for detention exist beyond the mere risk of flight and tampering with evidence. This includes in particular a possible drug-induced state at the time of the crime.

Residents in the Dirnelwesse residential area expressed their dismay to the media about the incident in their immediate residential surroundings. Many waited in vain over the weekend for official information from police and the municipality.