Brutal Attack in Vienna-Donaustadt: Nine Teenagers Identified

The nine youths aged 14 to 17 - including three girls - are said to have carried out a beating attack on three peers near the Aspernstraße subway station in Donaustadt at the beginning of October. The attack was in retaliation for one of the three allegedly attacking the father of a gang member the day before, according to the police on Tuesday.

The whole case began on October 5. At a sausage stand in the Stadlau business park, several men met to eat and drink. When teenagers were loudly riding around and causing trouble with their e-scooters in the parking lot, the men complained. The result was that the teenagers brutally attacked the sausage stand visitors. The men were quite seriously injured, suffering head injuries, and one even had a broken shoulder.

Attackers Recognized the Next Day in Aspern, Vienna

The next day, the 17-year-old daughter of an attacked man and her friend of the same age recognized one of these teenagers at Wonkaplatz near the U2 Aspernstraße station. The 16-year-old was with a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old friend, who were not involved in the beating attack the day before. Subsequently, the nine teenagers attacked the trio with similar vehemence. Not only were the three beaten and robbed, but one victim was also severely sexually abused. The gang recorded the assaults on video with a mobile phone and spread it on social media.

The victims suffered partly serious injuries from the attack and had to be hospitalized. The three sustained fractures or severe concussions. One of them was even unconscious after the attack.

Five Suspects Already in Custody

Through the video recordings, the suspects were identified. They were gradually arrested. Five of them - a 14-year-old Turk, a 15-year-old Afghan, two 17-year-old Austrians, and a 19-year-old Iranian - have already been taken into custody. A 16-year-old Austrian, a 14-year-old Slovak, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old Austrian - who is incidentally pregnant by the 17-year-old main perpetrator - were reported at large by order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office.

(APA/Red)

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