Police were holding one person in connection with the murders of two visiting Austrian nationals this past weekend, Assistant Commissioner of Police responsible for crime Reginald Ferguson confirmed yesterday.<\/p>\n
But, he refused to give further details on the arrest.<\/p>\n
The couple – Barbara Frelln von Perfall, a member of the Austrian royal family and her companion, Berhard Bolzano \u2013 was found shot to death in their hotel room at the Anchorage Bimini Blue Water Resort on Saturday<\/p>\n
It was the same day they were expected to end their three-day visit to that island. <\/p>\n
The couple was reportedly engaged to be married.<\/p>\n
This week, the Austrian Honorary Consul in The Bahamas Ernst Rumer said he was hoping for a quick breakthrough in the case to minimize the chances of any fallout once news spread about the slayings.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday police reported that they still had no suspects and no motive. <\/p>\n
The bodies had been flown to Nassau for an autopsy to be performed.<\/p>\n
News about the arrest spread quickly in Bimini, a quaint island whose earnings are primarily generated from tourism, much like the rest of The Bahamas.<\/p>\n
The man whom police were said to be holding was reportedly a resident of Alice Town.<\/p>\n
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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