Vienna Police Prove Further Crimes to 16-Year-Old in Pre-Trial Detention

The State Criminal Police Office accuses the 16-year-old girl, after intensive investigations, of theft and serious coercion, as police spokesman Markus Dittrich announced on Sunday.

16-Year-Old Threatened with Death and Rape After Theft

The teenager is said to have visited an acquaintance in her apartment in the Brigittenau district on March 3. The friend was not at home, but her brother let the 16-year-old into the apartment with the consent of the 48-year-old mother of the siblings to wait there. "According to the mother's statement, the 16-year-old used this opportunity to steal a coat, jewelry, cash, and a smartwatch," said the investigators. The total value of the stolen items amounts to around 1,200 euros.

The theft was only noticed when the teenager later asked her friend for the PIN code of the watch. The girl's mother filed a report. According to the 48-year-old, the accused threatened her over the phone, saying she would kill her and "have the daughter raped if she went to the police," the spokesman reported.

Vienna Police: 16-Year-Old is a Repeat Offender

The identity of the 16-year-old was initially unclear - the threatened girl only knew the young woman by her first name. The investigators of the LKA group Schalek relied, among other things, on the evaluation of video material from social media. It turned out that the sought-after suspect was the already detained teenager: "In the videos, she boasted about the stolen items," explained the police spokesman.

The investigators classify the young woman as a repeat offender, Dittrich said in an APA interview. She is said to have numerous burglaries and attempted burglaries in cars to her name and, in a group with other teenagers, to have taken a jacket from another girl under threats. Also, last March, she is said to have visited a 15-year-old at home with a friend. The teenager, only distantly acquainted with the accused, was stabbed in the forearm by the 16-year-old with a knife.

(APA/Red)

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