Late Monday afternoon in the district capital of Reutte, a 17-year-old Austrian woman was killed, and the alleged perpetrator committed suicide.
According to police, the alleged perpetrator – her 18-year-old German boyfriend – committed suicide by jumping from the 114-meter-high Highline 179 suspension bridge. The young woman received multiple stab wounds to her chest. She was found dead in a car. A jackknife was found at the scene.
Jump from suspension bridge Highline 179
This is probably the murder weapon. The motive for the act and the circumstances were still the subject of ongoing investigations Tuesday morning. The police were made aware of the crime by a passer-by who reported the young man’s suicide on Monday evening. The body of the 17-year-old was then found in the Highline 179 parking lot. The autopsy of the two dead will be carried out on Tuesday, it said.
Help for women who experience violence
In Austria, women experiencing violence can find help and information from the women’s helpline at: 0800-222-555 (free and 24 hours a day), www.frauenhelpline.at; at the association Autonome Österreichische Frauenhäuser (AÖF) at www.aoef.at; the Vienna Intervention Center against Violence in the Family: www.interventionsstelle-wien.at and the 24-hour women’s emergency hotline of the City of Vienna: 01-71719 and the women’s shelter emergency number on 057722)
