A young man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, her new lover and her family allegedly gave a chilling confession to police as he surrendered.
The 25-year-old, named only as Andreas E, placed a pistol and knife on a counter at the local police station and told officers: "I have killed five people."
He is said to have confessed after his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend Nadine Hinterholzer, her 24-year-old boyfriend Florian (Flo) Janny, her parents and her brother were all found dead in an Austrian ski resort.
It is claimed jealous Andreas gunned down Nadine and Florian - a professional ice hockey player - as they slept in bed just hours after he saw the couple at a restaurant in Kitzbuehel.
There was a row between Andreas and his former fiancée Nadine - who split two months ago - during the chance encounter on Saturday night.
She told him their relationship was "over" during the argument, said police.
When construction worker Andreas later went to Nadine's home at 4am on Sunday he was told by her 59-year-old father, Rupert, that the relationship was finished and ordered to leave.
Andreas allegedly went home and retrieved his brother's handgun before driving back to Nadine's home just before 6am.
Nadine's dad Rupert was shot dead as he opened the door, then her mother Andrea, 51, and brother Kevin, 25.
Andreas then climbed a balcony to a locked granny flat where Nadine and Florian were sleeping, according to police.
He then shot his former girlfriend and her new partner, it is claimed.
Police said Andreas knew where to find Nadine and Florian because he had previously lived in the flat.
The suspect then went to a local police station and allegedly confessed.
The killings were motivated by jealousy at the "end of a love affair", according to police.
The handgun used in the mass murder was licenced and kept in a locked safe.
Nadine and Andreas had been engaged and had started dating when she was in her early teens, according to Facebook posts.
Florian was a professional ice hockey goalkeeper for EHC Black Wings in Linz.
The incident came as a shock to the Alpine town near Innsbruck, The Local reported.
Kitzbuhel mayor Klaus Winkler told reporters: "There has never been such an event in this form. It is a tragedy and we are all deeply shocked."
"This was a completely irrational act... a terrible family tragedy."
A stunned neighbour said of the Hinterholzer family: "They were hardworking and nice people."
