Designing grave desires Lower Austria: police investigated!

Designing grave desires Lower Austria: police investigated!

In the past few weeks, a questionable trend in Lower Austria has been talking about graves and presumed theft of graves. The State Police Directorate St. Pölten has already started the investigation after several cases have been reported from different communities. Johann Baumschlager from the police confirmed that there were suspicious incidents in the catastral communities of Weidling, Fels am Wagram and Wolkersdorf. It is particularly worrying that the investigators pursue unclear indications whether gold teeth have actually been stolen, which makes the incident appear even more unscrupulous. This was reported by the Kleine Zeitung, among other things, about these alarming events in the region .

A central topic in these investigations is the so -called disorder of the dead rest, which is legally regulated under § 168 StGB. According to this law, the relatives' feeling of pietary and the postmortal personal rights of the deceased is protected. In this context, only intentional disorders are punishable, negligent actions do not fall below this regulation. Examples of such disorders are grave refraction that have also been recorded in the recent incidents in Lower Austria and Vienna So the Juraforum .

The punishments for disorders of the dead rest can be enough for fines of up to three years. In addition, this is an official offense, which means that the investigation by the police can be initiated by third parties even without an application. The limitation period is five years, but the authorities are trying to find the perpetrators as soon as possible to avert further damage.

It remains to be seen how the investigation progresses and whether further details come to light. The population appeals to the authorities to pursue this framework quickly and consistently in order to restore confidence in the protection of the last resting places.