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

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Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

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 The family, who a neighbour described as "behaving in a very withdrawn way", moved into the house in June 2015.Six family members killed in Austrian house near St Poelten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