Overview
- Police officially identified the remains of the 34-year-old, recovered from a forest near the suspect's parents' property in Southeast Styria.
- The 30-year-old special unit officer gave a partial confession and directed investigators to the burial site after earlier inconsistent statements.
- He claims the death occurred during sexual choking, denies intent, and presented it as an accident, a version authorities have not confirmed.
- Location data placed the victim’s phone in the suspect’s hometown on Saturday after their reported Friday meeting, contradicting his initial denial of contact.
- Investigators seized two service pistols at his parents’ home, at least one reported stolen, as he was remanded in Graz on suspicion of murder and reports of a possible pregnancy remain unverified pending autopsy results.