Shock at the Volksfest: Youth gang over the school in the parking garage!

Shock at the Volksfest: Youth gang over the school in the parking garage!

on Friday evening at 8:15 p.m. there was a shocking attack at the Wels Volksfest when a group of seven young people between the ages of 14 and 16 was attacked by another youth group in the nearby parking garage. According to OE24 , the affected people observed the festival from the top floor of the parking garage, when the situation escalated.

A perpetrator hit a 14-year-old boy from the Linz-Land district and, according to the investigation, demanded his wallet. Although the attacker did not take anything out of his wallet, he continued his intimidation. Three other young people were also threatened with blows and forced to hand over their money bags. The victims finally published cash, with a 15-year-old youth from Wels, who defended himself, was physically attacked. The group of perpetrators then fought in an unknown direction, and the police initiated a search, which has so far been unsuccessful.

Investigations and security situation

The incident not only shakes those affected, but also highlights the current security situation at public events. The police crime statistics (PKS) records such incidents and provides information about the developments of criminal events in Austria. These statistics are based on the Austrian Criminal Code and has included all the cases displayed since 2001 that are electronically registered. It serves both the strategic planning of the criminal police and the preventive and repressive fighting of crime, as the Federal Criminal Police Office reports on its website ( Federal Criminal Police ).

The PKS is important to analyze long -term developments in crime and to redesign adapted to legal changes and social phenomena. The increasing number of crimes indicated and the respective display behavior of the population also influence the relevant developments. Annual security reports offer comprehensive information about police crime statistics.

conclusion and outlook

The attack at the Wels Volksfest is an unfortunate example of the challenges with which society is faced. The recent events illustrate the need to take preventive measures and to rethink the security precautions at such events. The ongoing investigations will show whether the perpetrators can be identified and caught in order to counteract further incidents.