The next femicide: 34-year-old arrested in Upper Austria

Another murder of a woman. In Upper Austria, a 34-year-old is suspected of murder. In the district of Steyr-Land, in the municipality of Ternberg on the border with Lower Austria, a young woman died “due to massive acts of violence”, as the Upper Austria State Police Directorate confirmed to the KURIER.

The woman is said to be an employee of an escort service. Because she did not come back from an appointment, acquaintances are said to have alerted the police. The Cobra checked the man’s address, where they also discovered the dead woman’s body. The 34-year-old Austrian was arrested on Sunday late followingnoon, the interrogation is still pending. The background to the crime is not yet known.

Notice for those affected by violence

Violence by men once morest women occurs in all social classes, nations, families and professional groups. Murders of women can also be femicides. The term is intended to express the fact that these murders are often not caused by individual problems, but by problems of society as a whole, such as the devaluation of women and patriarchal role models.

Help for those affected by violence is available here: Women’s helpline (Mon – Sun, 12 a.m. – 12 a.m., free), 0800 / 222 555 Men’s emergency hotline: (Mon – Sun, 12 a.m. – 12 p.m., free), 0800 / 246 247.