Horrific act in Dornbirn

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Horrific act in Dornbirn! Several teenagers tried to set fire to a 65-year-old female patient in the inner courtyard of the municipal hospital on Saturday. The boys, aged between 15 and 16, are now being sought.

According to the police, the 65-year-old woman, who was attached to a mobile oxygen machine, was jostled by one of the youths. When she reprimanded the youths, they shouted back.

"Let's see if the witch burns"
After a brief exchange of words between the patient and the teenagers, one of them allegedly tried to light the tube, which was clamped onto the woman's nose and supplied her with oxygen, with a smouldering cigarette. The boy then announced: "Let's see if the witch burns."

The tube supplied the 65-year-old with oxygen via a nasal cannula. Because the oxygen supply was only set to four liters per minute, the smoldering cigarette only caused a burn hole and no injury, the police said.

Police appeal for witnesses
The youths then fled the scene. The police are now searching for the three to four young people. They are all said to have spoken in Vorarlberg dialect and were dressed in dark clothing, around 15 to 16 years old. Possible witnesses should contact the Dornbirn municipal police on [phone].