Lack of 'consciousness and movement': Austrian arrested in Croatia for transporting corpse in passenger seat

His body was later taken care of by funeral services. Envato Elements – Illustration – Vadim Lavra

Police announced on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 that an Austrian national was arrested at a border crossing in Croatia while trying to enter the country by car, with a deceased woman in the passenger seat.

An Austrian national was arrested at a border crossing in Croatia as he tried to enter the country by car, with a woman dead in the passenger seat, police said Tuesday.

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This 65-year-old man was arrested at the end of November at the Gunja border crossing, which separates Bosnia from Croatia, during a routine check, police told AFP.

Puzzled by the passenger's lack of consciousness and movement, Croatian police called a doctor who said the 83-year-old woman, also Austrian according to her identity papers, was dead.

Who was a woman ?

The woman – whose relationship with the suspect is unknown – died in Bosnia, and he wanted to repatriate her body to Austria to avoid the formalities associated with a “transport of corpse” , police said.

According to Croatian press reports, the man was her legal guardian. After her death was pronounced, her body was taken care of by funeral transport services.