Burned body is missing mum, police say

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A young mother-of-two who had been missing for more than half a year was found dead in Slovakia.Police in Bratislava said today (Thurs) that a burned corpse found in the Slovakian capital recently was identified as Flora S. in a DNA sample check. The 28-year-old waitress based in Vienna’s Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus district was reported as missing […]

Body discovered in Vienna forest

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A severely decayed corpse was discovered in a wood in north-eastern Vienna yesterday morning (Mon).Police in the city’s Donaustadt district announced today they have asked for an autopsy of the male body which was found by a hiker in woodlands.A spokesman explained the putrid corpse was discovered lying under rubbish bags, adding that it could […]

Body of elderly woman found in river

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Police are investigating after the corpse of a 79-year-old woman was found in a creek in Salzburg.The pensioner’s body was fished out of a stream in the town of Thalgau around 9am this morning. Local officials said the woman, who was wearing just a nightgown, lived with several relatives nearby. They added it was still […]

Murder suspect dies in river

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The body of a Bosnian man suspected of clubbing his wife to death with an iron pole five days ago has been found.Miladin G.’s corpse was discovered behind the wheel of his Audi Q5 yesterday (Thurs). The car was salvaged from the Salzach River just a few hundred metres from the family home in Pabing-Nußdorf […]

Murder investigations over dead car dealer

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Investigations are underway after the body of a second-hand car dealer was found in a storage hall in Vienna yesterday (Sun).Police said today the 36-year-old from former Yugoslavia was shot in the head, adding that they did not find a weapon. The corpse was discovered by his family at an industrial estate rented by the […]

Italian suffers fatal fall from high seat

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An elderly Italian died after falling off a raised hide in a forest near Sellrain in Tyrol on Monday.Officials said today (Weds) the 59-year-old landed in a riverbed after plunging from the icy ladder after handing a rucksack to his pal, 53, who already sat down at the roofed high seat.The man broke his neck […]

Graz building site corpse identified

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A man found dead at a building site was a homeless person who died from serious head injuries sustained in a fall, police in Graz have said.The body was discovered by a businessman who was interested in setting up an office on the site. Officials announced today (Thurs) that the dead person was a homeless […]

Pensioner suspected of stabbing brother

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A 70-year-old man has been accused of stabbing his brother, police in Tyrol have announced.The pensioner from Upper Austria was put in custody after the body of his brother was discovered in a flat in St. Johann this morning (Thurs).Police said the corpse showed several stabbing wounds. They added that the suspect, who has been […]

Dead German found in Salzburg Alps

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Police are investigating after a jogger discovered the body of a hiker yesterday evening (Weds).The woman called police after found the corpse on the Pferdeschlittenweg path near the town of St. Martin in Salzburg’s Tennengau region.Officials found out that the corpse was a 61-year-old resident of Leipzig in Germany who spent his holiday in the […]

Autopsy as Turk trucker found dead

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An autopsy has been ordered after the body of a truck driver was found on the Austrian-Hungarian border.Police in the Burgenland border town of Nickelsdorf said today (Fri) the 45-year-old Turkish man’s body was discovered by colleagues who forcefully opened his truck’s cabin after two days at a motorway rest stop yesterday.The dead driver and […]