Attack of monks: police investigate "in all directions"

Attack of monks: police investigate "in all directions"

VIENNA. After a brutal attack on six clergy in Vienna, the Criminal Investigation Department does not rule out the victim and the victim knowing each other – presumably, there was only one aggressor, not one. two.

Scene of the crime: the church of the Maria Immatriculata monastery in Strebersdorf, a district of the district of Vienna-Floridsdorf. Image: APA

Was it two or one who invaded the church of Maria Immatriculata Monastery in Strebersdorf, Floridsdorf district on Thursday, and tied up five monks who fought and beat for two hours, seriously injuring his victims? One day after clashes with the clergy, the Vienna Criminal Police was confronted with a number of riddles yesterday.

For the victims, who belong to the Catholic-Roman order of the school brothers in the district Strebersdorf, made different data, how many aggressors they were exposed. Yesterday the police spoke of "one or two people" who are now wanted.

"Some of the victims would have witnessed only one death," said police spokesman Patrick Maierhofer. Originally, there had been talk of a duet. The investigators started yesterday with the interrogations of the six monks concerned. Five people were attacked and wounded, a sixth handcuffed, but he was not injured.

Three victims exiting the hospital

The question of whether this 68-year-old man, who had suffered a head injury and probably a broken arm, was ready for a hearing, was not settled yesterday. That was the decision of the doctors. Three victims were allowed to leave the hospital on the night of Friday.

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"Our thoughts are now going to the seriously wounded and we hope that they will again be completely healthy with us," said Walter Krner, president of the school badociation "De La Salle", in Strebersdorf, in several private schools and a boarding school. works.

The reason for the brutal attack was also uncertain yesterday. Was it a robbery? It is not yet clear if valuables were captured during the act, Maierhofer said. Vienna police are investigating "in all directions". It is not excluded that there is a "relationship between the victim and the victim".

An action of revenge?

That it was a revenge of an old Schler was "an option to check out". The Background: Several years ago, charges of abuse were brought against the school brothers (see report below). The prosecutor however terminated the proceedings in 2012.

On Friday in Strebersdorf, the search for traces of DNA and fingerprints was still ongoing, which is why the construction of the church has been closed for the moment.

Gun in the safe of the church

It is certain that in a safe that was opened afterwards, there was a 9mm pistol in the presbytery, which has now disappeared. According to the police, it could be the weapon that forced the clerics to lie on the ground. The Order "cooperates closely with the police to obtain clarifications," Kroner said.

According to preliminary information, the brutal events allegedly took place in the church of Anton-Bck-Gbade on Thursday at 13:30. The victim (s) – According to one victim, a victim was a tall, brown-haired (1.80 in.) Stranger – entered the church with a firearm. The 68-year-old brother was later slaughtered several times and beaten with tools. Some time later, a co-brother came to the church and found the 68-year-old wounded.

This man was also tied up and wounded, along with three other clergy. A sixth man was handcuffed in a Broraum, he escaped without injuries. At least two hours, until 15:30, the death or deaths should have remained on the premises. The police were not alerted until 16:16: the victims had to free themselves from their chains – clothes, Schnre and cleats – must. As a result, more than 120 police officers were on duty. The alarm investigation went off without success. (Staro)

The brothers of the school exist since 1857

The history of the school brothers dates back to 1857, the year when eight priests were entrusted with the management of an orphanage in Vienna. Since Vienna, the congregation with schools and boarding schools has spread to the entire Danube monarchy. Since this year, the direction of the order is no longer in Austria, but in Romania. Schools of the brothers of the school were in the 90s, schools "De la Salle". These institutions, from kindergarten to high school, are no longer managed by the College, but by the "Association of Schools of the Hall".

In the 1990s, the first allegations of abuse against a spiritual guardian of Strebersdorf were reiterated in 2010. The monks then went on the offensive and violently denied any badual badault against Schler. A former head of state said publicly that education methods were "not funny" for children in the 1970s, but cases of child abuse were never reported to him as a child. responsible. A preliminary investigation by the judiciary was interrupted in 2012, u. at. because neither the mutmaliche victim nor his mother wished to make a declaration. In 2012, the school brothers also operated a private high school, the Stephaneum, in Bad Goisern, before the closure of the school, allegedly for financial reasons.

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