Students in Burgenland in court: Kassa-Braunstecher or victim?

Students in Burgenland in court: Kassa-Braunstecher or victim?

A explosive court judgment is currently being negotiated at the Eisenstadt regional court: A 13-year-old Syrian boy from a Burgenland children's village is the focus after trying to open the cash register of a newspaper stand on the evening of January 5, 2025. The case raises questions about his actual age, which is crucial for the punishment. The student vehemently denies the crime and claims that a stranger spoke to him to help with a flashlight. According to krone.at he just wanted to shine and then went away when the police arrived, but it stopped immediately because he could have broken.

Lawyer of his client now requests a review of the boy's date of birth. In his home country, many children would have the same date of birth in order to be enrolled earlier, which means that the identification of the exact age is problematic. If the incident had taken place a week earlier, the boy would have been legally considered not to be punished. Therefore, the process was postponed to collect further information and achieve an exact age confirmation.

another incident with a 13-year-old

police-nachrichten.at reported.