Judgment After Abuse and Disfigurement of Prisoner in Vienna

The verdict is final. The assaults on the victim occurred on the night of October 23, 2023, in a cell at the Vienna-Josefstadt correctional facility, where four Hungarians were housed. The 26-year-old was initially beaten by an older and physically much stronger fellow inmate because the latter accused him of having an affair with his wife. After the beating, the 26-year-old was held down on a chair by the accused and the third fellow inmate, while the main perpetrator shaved his head and then tattooed a penis on his right shoulder with a soot-blackened nail and shampoo.

"I Don't Take Off the T-Shirt While Showering Anymore"

"I don't take off the T-shirt while showering anymore," the 26-year-old, who is still in custody, told a jury. He is too embarrassed in front of the other men. He confirmed that the accused held him down on the chair with force: "I had no chance to defend myself."

Tattoo Artist No Longer in Austria

The two other accused - including the tattoo artist and thus the main perpetrator - are now out of the country. They are being searched for, but they seem to have gone into hiding.

The accused claimed he was not involved in the whole thing: "I would never do something like that. I'm not such a bad person." He assumed that the 26-year-old "allowed" the tattooing.

The jury did not believe this account. For the "highly reprehensible act," a severe punishment was necessary, stated the presiding judge in the reasoning of the verdict.

(APA/Red)

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