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A bloodbath in Gösting, Lower Austria, near Zistersdorf (In the picture: Kellergasse Schießstätte) made headlines for days. On Friday, the 65-year-old owner of a winery was found dead in a vineyard with severe stab and cut wounds. Following a phone call to an acquaintance, the police suspect a 59-year-old Slovak of the crime. He allegedly asked his acquaintance to help him "dispose of the victim." The Slovak is said to have lived in Gösting and worked at a winery. The 65-year-old woman is believed to have been his boss as well as the partner of the winery owner. The suspected perpetrator is described by neighbors and acquaintances as calm and helpful. However, the man was known to police authorities in several European countries for unlawful possession of nuclear explosives, weapons, and explosives.
The suspect subsequently barricaded himself for hours in the tunnel of a wine cellar in Gösting. As a result, ten houses in the vicinity were evacuated, and the gas line in the village was shut off. On Saturday morning, an initial attempt to access him failed because the man detonated an explosive device. One officer from the special unit "Cobra" was seriously injured, and another lightly. In the afternoon, the body of the man was finally discovered in the tunnel. It was recovered with the help of special robots on Sunday evening from the structurally unsafe cellar. Meanwhile, the criminal police suspect suicide, but his identity has not yet been confirmed. On Monday, further parts of the cellar were examined, which were said to have served as a hideout for the Slovak. Investigators proceeded with robots and drones, fearing further explosives. The wine cellars, which are up to 400 years old, go four stories underground. A police spokesperson stated early Tuesday morning that the searches were for "securing materials.".
(al / Source: orf.at)