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Two Ukrainian men arrested in Austria for suspected crypto extortion murder case, "wrench attacks" accelerating globally
Austrian police recently arrested two Ukrainian men suspected of torturing a 21-year-old university student, robbing him of his cryptocurrency, and ultimately killing and burning his body. The victim was identified as Danylo K., the son of the deputy mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine; his body was found burned in the back seat of a Mercedes. Police indicated that all the funds in the victim’s crypto wallet were withdrawn after the crime, with the motive strongly suspected to be crypto extortion.
Vienna police stated that the two suspects, aged 19 and 45, fled to Austria three days after committing the crime and were subsequently arrested in Ukraine. The case has been handed over to Ukrainian authorities and no extradition will take place. Local media revealed that the incident began in the parking lot of the Sofitel Hotel, where the victim was ambushed and forced into a car. He was then brutally beaten in the Donaustadt district, his teeth knocked out, nearly suffocated to death, and ultimately doused with gasoline and set on fire. Police found a melted fuel can in the back seat of the car, confirming that the fire originated from gasoline.
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