Vienna Rocked by Multiple Homicides Including Brothel Stabbings

A series of violent incidents in Vienna leaves five dead, including three women in a brothel and a mother and daughter in their home.

Police in Vienna have launched a criminal investigation after three women were found dead with stab wounds in a brothel.
A 27-year-old asylum-seeker from Afghanistan was arrested near the scene with a knife, suspected in the brothel killings.
In a separate incident, a woman and her 13-year-old daughter were found dead in their apartment, with the father as the prime suspect.
Austria's association of autonomous women's shelters recorded 26 femicides last year, sparking debate over the murder of women and girls.
The Austrian government has pledged to increase funding for organizations that help victims of violence, amidst criticism for not doing enough to prevent femicides.