From Private School Student to Serial Offender: Prison Sentence for 15-Year-Old

A previously unblemished 15-year-old was sentenced to imprisonment on Wednesday at the Vienna Regional Criminal Court because he committed the next robbery ten minutes after his police interrogation for a robbery. Alongside him, his accomplices (15 and 16) were also in the dock. Before the jury, they appeared subdued and apologized. They received several months of imprisonment.

The 15-year-old first defendant received 20 months in prison for aggravated robbery, robbery, coercion, misappropriation of non-cash payment instruments, burglary, dangerous threats, bodily harm, and property damage, four of which he must serve in prison. His two friends, who had already been repeatedly convicted of similar offenses, received 22 months partially suspended - six months of which are unconditional - as well as two years of unconditional imprisonment. The boys accepted the verdicts, and the prosecutor made no statement. The judge's ruling is therefore not legally binding.

From Private School to Jail: Youth in Custody Since Easter

The 15-year-old had been in pre-trial detention at the Josefstadt prison since Easter Sunday due to the risk of committing further offenses. The youth with Bulgarian roots - who until recently attended a prestigious private school - is alleged to have, together with the same-aged Afghan and the 16-year-old Austrian, broken into several cars parked near the U1 Kagraner Platz station on the night of April 13 and taken valuables from them.

Afterwards, the trio violently took a wallet from a passerby by threatening the 34-year-old with a baseball bat replica. They then tried to force the man to withdraw cash from an ATM with his stolen bank card, which the 34-year-old was able to prevent by deliberately entering incorrect codes into the machine.

During their escape, the three young criminals were apprehended and arrested by alerted police forces. While the other two suspects remained in police custody due to their criminal records and were subsequently transferred to the Josefstadt prison, the native Bulgarian was released after consultation with the public prosecutor's office.

Next Coup in Vienna-Donaustadt Just Ten Minutes After Release

Just ten minutes later, the 15-year-old reoffended. On his way home, he allegedly attacked a passerby and demanded cash. The victim defended himself, and coincidentally passing members of the Vienna professional fire brigade came to his aid. The 15-year-old then fled to his apartment, where he was arrested shortly thereafter to the horror of his mother.

Also charged was an incident in a drugstore branch in Donaustadt. Because the saleswoman was upset that the 15-year-old came in for the second time and sprayed himself with various perfumes, he threw a pack of baby powder and a metal shopping basket at the woman, causing her to suffer a bloody lip.

(APA/Red)

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