Overview
- The 30-year-old member of the Cobra-Süd unit was arrested on Monday and on Tuesday directed police to a burial site near his parents' property in Südoststeiermark.
- Authorities identified the remains as the missing 34-year-old, and an autopsy was ordered to clarify how she died.
- The suspect claims the death was an accident during sexual activity involving a police belt, an account that investigators are still assessing, and local reports say the body was found fully clothed with a belt around the neck.
- Renowned defense attorney Astrid Wagner now represents the suspect and asserts an initial autopsy noted no defensive injuries, a point not yet confirmed by prosecutors.
- Investigators discovered two service pistols stolen from prior duty locations at the suspect's parents' home, and he remains in custody at Graz-Jakomini as motive details are withheld for investigative reasons.