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Killing of two homeless people – 17-year-old turned himself in
Police officers on duty: In July, a homeless man was found stabbed to death on a park bench on the Danube in Vienna-Brigittenau. photo
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A teenager in Vienna has confessed to killing homeless people. His motive is still unclear.
A 17-year-old is responsible for killing two homeless people Vienna confessed. The teenager turned himself in at a police station on Monday in the presence of his lawyer, the authorities confirmed on Tuesday a report in the “Kronen Zeitung”.
A 56-year-old and a 55-year-old were killed in the knife attacks on sleeping homeless people in July and August 2023. A 51-year-old woman survived another attack with injuries.
There is still no information about the motive, it said. Details will be released at a press conference later this morning. Care facilities for the homeless responded to the three atrocities by offering more places to sleep.