Overview
- Police in Vienna confirmed the arrest after the suspect, identified as Andreas G. (32), gave a detailed confession and guided officers to human remains in the Allentsteig area.
- Prosecutors have applied for pretrial detention as forensic teams conduct a DNA comparison to formally confirm the identity of the recovered remains.
- At a press conference, investigators said the victim was choked from behind during a breakup dispute in her Vienna apartment, then transported in a suitcase and later reburied at a military training area.
- Detectives cited years of digital evidence, including searches about sedatives and a message describing a “perfect murder,” alongside movement data placing the suspect in remote areas in January 2018.
- Renewed questioning followed a recent domestic-violence incident involving the suspect’s current partner, which contributed to investigative pressure preceding his confession.