Snow pole murder

Murdered Stefanie’s room remained untouched

Two years ago, 19-year-old Stefanie was beaten to death with two snow poles in Bad Leonfelden, Upper Austria. Her family is still struggling with the consequences today: "You hope that the pain will ease at some point, but it hurts just as much as it did on the first day," say the parents, who have not touched anything in their daughter's room since that fateful day.

The family visits Stefanie's grave in Schwertberg every day. "There is always a light burning and fresh flowers lying there. It's the most visited grave at our cemetery," explains Pastor Leonard Ozougwu, who has been visiting the family regularly since February 12, 2023.