Overview

• 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.