January 5, 2026, 2:20 p.mJanuary 5, 2026, 2:20 p.m
The three people found dead in an apartment in Vaduz FL on December 24th died from stab wounds. The Liechtenstein public prosecutor’s office announced this on Monday.
After the body was found on the banks of the Rhine, the three other bodies were found in an apartment in the afternoon. (symbol image)Image: keystone
The investigation into the perpetrator, the course of events, the background and the motive are still ongoing, the statement continued. There was talk of a “complex initial situation”.
After the body of a 41-year-old Liechtensteiner was found on the banks of the Rhine in Sevelen SG on the morning of December 24th, the police found three more dead in an apartment in Vaduz in the afternoon.
According to the state police, these were the Liechtenstein man’s 73-year-old father, 68-year-old mother and 45-year-old sister. The autopsies of the four dead were carried out at the Institute for Forensic Medicine in St. Gallen.
According to an earlier statement from the Liechtenstein State Police, the man found dead on the banks of the Rhine was a senior employee of the municipality of Triesen FL. He had been suspended a few days earlier because of irregularities in the municipal treasury. (sda)