The son of a Ukrainian politician was murdered in Vienna, suspected to be due to coercion over crypto assets.
2025-12-04 05:06
Odaily Planet Daily reports that Vienna police have confirmed the violent murder of Danylo K., a 21-year-old Ukrainian man and son of Sergey K., the deputy mayor of Kharkiv. The motive is suspected to be related to his cryptocurrency assets. Two Ukrainian suspects (aged 19 and 45) allegedly coerced the victim into handing over his cryptocurrency wallet password through violence, then beat him to death and burned his body. The suspects fled to Ukraine after the incident.
The case has now been transferred to the Ukrainian judicial authorities at the request of Austria. (oe24)
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