Among the six victims of the attack on the Main Square in Kraków is a 51-year-old tourist from Lower Austria. Her husband was injured; neighbours from her hometown are shaken.
A Tourist from the Gänserndorf District
The woman came from the Gänserndorf district in Lower Austria, not far from Vienna. According to Austrian media, she had travelled to Kraków with her husband for a weekend of sightseeing. She died on the spot during Saturday’s attack on the Main Square. Her husband was injured; as the “Kronen Zeitung” reported, his life is not in danger.
The death of the Austrian citizen was earlier reported by Małopolska Voivode Krzysztof Klęczar. Details about the couple’s identity and the circumstances of their stay come mainly from Austrian editorial offices; at the time of publication, we had not found an official Polish service statement containing her details.
Concern in Austria
Lower Austria’s head of government, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, wrote that “this repugnant act” is deeply distressing for the region, because the life of a Lower Austrian woman was taken. She added that there can be no place for terror and violence in society. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called the attack on platform X a “cowardly assault on innocent people”.
The news has shaken residents of the town where the woman lived. The “Kronen Zeitung” reports that she was well known there, and that neighbours met her on the street and in the shop. The paper says she leaves behind her husband and two daughters. One of the local women told journalists that they are speechless and furious.
Six Fatalities
The attack on the Main Square claimed six lives, including citizens of Poland and the United Kingdom; a 32-year-old Briton died. The perpetrator was shot by police officers and, according to the Lesser Poland Police, died in hospital early on Monday morning. We described the course of the attack in our article on the five dead and dozens injured and in our report on the mourning declared by the mayor of Kraków.
Among the victims is also a volunteer of the Szlachetna Paczka charity from Sędziszów Małopolski.
