Two Indictments After Drug Death of 14-Year-Old in Vienna-Donaustadt

The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against two boys following the drug-related death of a 14-year-old girl this spring. The spokeswoman for the regional court, Christina Salzborn, confirmed in response to an APA inquiry that a corresponding indictment will be heard next Monday at the Grauen Haus. The two 18-year-olds are accused of grossly negligent homicide, with one of them additionally charged with unauthorized handling of narcotics. He is alleged to have provided the girl with cocaine and MDMA.

14-Year-Old Died in Vienna-Donaustadt from Overdose

The girl died on June 8 in a Vienna hospital from the effects of morphine intoxication. As investigations revealed, she had consumed drugs on June 3 together with the accused - one of the two was still 17 at the time and thus a minor - in an apartment in Vienna-Donaustadt. The 17-year-old, who according to the indictment had experience with cocaine, ketamine, speed, LSD, and marijuana, is said to have provided the group with the drugs.

Emergency Services Alerted Too Late

During the night, the health condition of the 14-year-old is said to have significantly deteriorated due to the substances consumed. The boys are accused of not taking care of the girl in time and, above all, not calling emergency services, even though they recognized that the minor needed help. Instead of immediately making an emergency call, they first removed the narcotics from the apartment and only then initiated the emergency response.

The public prosecutor's office assumes that the life of the 14-year-old could have been saved if an hour had not passed before the emergency services were alerted. Although the girl was immediately given intensive medical care after being transferred to a hospital, she died according to a forensic report from the effects of the drug cocktail.

(APA/Red)

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