Victims traumatized

Stalked and raped! Senior citizen in mortal fear

The 74-year-old pensioner (she had made herself look older to the attackers) was dragged into a car in Möllersdorf by two men and raped.

(Bild: APA/HANS KLAUS TECHT)

A pensioner was dragged into a car and abused in Möllersdorf in the district of Baden (Lower Austria). Victim advocate Raimund Schüller describes her ordeal to the "Krone" newspaper. The perpetrators are in custody in Wiener Neustadt prison.

"If you say anything, I'll find you!", she still hears the words of her tormentor today. The ordeal that a pensioner had to endure still haunts her to this day. It was the first weekend of Advent when - as reported - two men in a car ambushed the 76-year-old on a country lane in Möllersdorf in the district of Baden, chased her and then dragged her into the car.

"She initially walked past the car. As vehicles belonging to nearby farmers are often parked there, she didn't think anything of it. Then she realized that someone was walking behind her," says lawyer Raimund Schüller, describing the first few minutes of the attack. He represents the victim from the district of Baden.

Victim advocate Raimund Schüller talks to the "Krone" about the attack.

(Bild: Schüller)

The woman was pushed into the vehicle and forced into oral sex by one of the two attackers, while the other held her down. One of the perpetrators then stripped naked and lay on top of her. The pensioner called loudly for help. Passers-by heard her desperate screams. One perpetrator initially covered her mouth, but then let go of her. When he noticed the blue light, he got dressed in a flash and fled from the police patrol. "That was lucky for her, as it prevented anything worse from happening," says Schüller in an interview with the "Krone" newspaper.

Perpetrator raced towards the victim in a car
The victim herself then fled from the car in panic and ran away. The other perpetrator then sped straight towards her in the car. "If she hadn't jumped away, he would have caught her," the lawyer from Vienna is certain. In mortal fear, the pensioner hid in the bed of a stream. "She was trembling for her life," says Schüller.

Men in custody in Wiener Neustadt
The perpetrators were caught as part of a manhunt and are now in custody in Wiener Neustadt prison. The Bosnian and his accomplice from Croatia (21 and 29 years old) are said to have been under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

However, the victim's emotional wounds are far from healed. The woman has been suffering from massive trauma since the rape. As soon as she walks on the street, she feels persecuted. "We hope for a conviction with an unconditional sentence - also as a deterrent," says Schüller. A charge of rape, assault and coercion is pending.