Deadly shooting in barracks in Carinthia: 21-year-old woman suspected of murder

“It could not have happened as the suspect describes it,” said the public prosecutor, who is now investigating the 21-year-old. He was also ordered to hold a pre-trial.

Regarding the 21-year-old military serviceman who was killed in Carinthia, the Klagenfurt public prosecutor’s office has started investigations on suspicion of murder against the 21-year-old suspect. He was taken to Klagenfurt prison. His defense lawyer, Salzburg lawyer Kurt Jelinek, spoke of an “extremely tragic accident”.

An army servant died on Tuesday after being hit by a bullet in the Türk barracks in Spittal an der Drau. A 21-year-old guard said the bullet from his service pistol was accidentally fired in the guard area. “What he’s saying right now can’t be reconciled with the initial ballistics expert report,” said public prosecutor’s spokeswoman Tina Frimmel-Hesse, “as the suspect is describing it, he can’t to have happened.”

“Terrible accident”

Jelinek objected to this representation in the evening. His client did not act against the 21-year-old with “any intent to kill.” “It was a terrible accident,” the lawyer explained without giving further details about what happened. The accused military serviceman immediately called for rescue after the photo and no he had any reason for such an action. “It’s very difficult,” said Jelinek.

The prosecution further filed a request for pre-trial detention. A judge must now make a decision on this within 48 hours, Frimmel-Hesse said on Thursday.

No immediate witnesses

An autopsy had already been done, and only a brief report was available to begin with. This said the young man died from the bullet. The exact course of events can only be clarified after a more detailed ballistic report. Frimmel-Hesse explained that there were no immediate witnesses, but interviews were still being conducted. The video surveillance did not record the actual event; apparently there was video from the anteroom of the police station, but this was not yet available to the public prosecutor’s office.

The incident happened on Tuesday around 4pm. The 21-year-old was flown to Klagenfurt Hospital with serious injuries, but died there shortly after admission. The police are now making inquiries in the area about the two men. It was rumored that there had been arguments between the two in the past. However, there was no confirmation of this at this time. (APA)