Brutal act of violence

Bloody young robbers tortured a 14-year-old victim

A 14-year-old was humiliated and tortured - apparently as a "joke" (symbolic image).

(Bild: motortion - stock.adobe.com)

Frighteningly brutal youth crime: scenes like the infamous Reumannplatz in Vienna took place in Linz in mid-April and have now been solved. A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old from Vienna robbed three local teenagers. The duo particularly targeted a 14-year-old, whom they tortured.

The robbery, which took place in Linz shortly before midnight on April 16, 2024, has now been solved thanks to intensive investigations by Linz detectives in cooperation with their Viennese colleagues. Three teenagers, a 14-year-old from the Braunau district, a 16-year-old Hungarian from Steyr and a 16-year-old from the Urfahr-Umgebung district were sitting at the train station in Linz at around 4 am. Two youths then approached them and offered to smoke a joint together.

Urinated on the victim
They then went together in the direction of Wienerstraße 2b. There, the two unknown youths suddenly demanded that the three station acquaintances empty their pockets and threatened to hit them. They then pushed the youngsters into a corner and even urinated on the 14-year-old.

Pants pulled down
After some time, they had to travel with the perpetrators on a bus to Landwiedstraße in Linz. In a park, they hit the 14-year-old again several times, pulled down his pants and threatened him. They robbed him of a jacket, shoes and AirPods. The three youths were eventually able to flee and informed the police, where they were immediately questioned.

Confessing perpetrator also snitched on his accomplice
Intensive investigations led to the identification and arrest of one of the teenagers - a 14-year-old Serbian from Vienna. When questioned, he confessed in full and also named his accomplice - a 15-year-old from Vienna. The Vienna public prosecutor's office also obtained and executed an arrest warrant against him. He confessed - both were sent to prison.