Brutal attack at the train station: student becomes a trauma survivor!

Brutal attack at the train station: student becomes a trauma survivor!

Bahnhof Langenzersdorf, 2102 Langenzersdorf, Österreich - A shocking incident shook the municipality of Langenzersdorf in Lower Austria. On the night of August 7th, a 14-year-old student was brutally raped on her way home at the train station. The perpetrator, a 21-year-old asylum seeker from Somalia, has now been sentenced to six years in prison by the Korneuburg regional court. According to Kosmo the man violently pulled the girl to a parking space after rejecting a conversation with him. The defendant had excused the crime in court with alcoholism, which the judge rated as an attempt to trivialize the serious crimes. It also turned out that he had used several false identities in different European countries.

psychological consequences for the victim

The mental consequences of rape are devastating for the 14-year-old. Since the incident, it has been in psychotherapeutic treatment, as explained in a supplementary report on criminal law FAQ . The victim still has to deal with severe psychological stress, which often occur in many victims of violent acts. These include fears, sleep disorders and emotional problems that can have a serious impact on their daily life and their social relationships.

The court found the need for a noticeable punishment and called for an additional 2500 euros in pain and suffering from the perpetrator in order to take the severity of the offense into account. The judgment is final, the accused accepted the punishment. The public prosecutor had vehemently campaigned to exploit the full punitive framework in order to clearly show the perpetrator the consequences of his behavior.