Böheimkirchen is a town in the district of Sankt Pölten-Land in the

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Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...

History

2016 Böheimkirchen massacre

On 1 December 2016,

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discovered the bodies of six people, including three children, at a house in the town after the three children who lived at the house failed to attend school for three days, according to

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. The bodies of those found dead were all related to each other, while a female relative is suspected of having carried out the

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. The family, who a neighbour described as "behaving in a very withdrawn way", moved into the house in June 2015.Six family members killed in Austrian house near St Poelten
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Population

References

Cities and towns in St. Pölten-Land District {{LowerAustria-geo-stub