The trial against the accused began before a jury in Leoben on Monday morning. Initially, Styrian denied killing his ex-wife. A few weeks later he confessed to the crime. He said that he could no longer tolerate the constant insults from the woman. On the day of the crime in January, he again accused her. He was sentenced to seven years in prison for murder.
According to the indictment, he is said to have later lured the victim into the basement. He later returned to the apartment covered in blood, where he washed his hands. The daughter, who was at home with a school friend, became suspicious and went looking for her mother. He found them covered in blood. The autopsy revealed that the multiple knife wounds were fatal and resulted in bleeding. Overall, the coroner counted several dozen stab wounds and stab wounds on the victim.
