Fatal attack in Vienna favorites: suspicious arrested!

In Wien-Favoriten starb ein 27-Jähriger an Kopfverletzungen; ein 21-Jähriger wurde als Tatverdächtiger festgenommen.
A 27-year-old died of head injuries in Vienna favorites; A 21-year-old was arrested as a suspect. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Fatal attack in Vienna favorites: suspicious arrested!

Grenzackerstraße, Wien, Österreich - In Vienna favorites a 27-year-old man who suffered from serious head injuries. This was confirmed by the police after the incident, which occurred on the Grenzackerstrasse. The man was found on the sidewalk with life -threatening injuries on the night of May 15 and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital two days later. The police investigations led to the arrest of a 21-year-old suspect, who, like vienna.at already reported in connection with other violent procedures.

The suspect, a Pakistani citizen, was arrested at his residential address last Saturday morning. During a first interrogation, he confessed to killed the 27-year-old. He argued that he felt threatened, but which the investigators question. The 21-year-old could not state a clear motive for his attack on the introverted man who was described as good-natured

Details about the crime and investigation

The autopsy of the victim showed that he only had head injuries, while the rest of his body remained intact. This suggests that the killing was caused by blunt violence, which indicates an external fault. A call for witness on May 19 also led to an indication of the suspect, which was finally arrested with a house search order. On his cell phone, the investigators found a video that he had made of the crime.

In another incident, an attempted robbery in Margaret occurred on October 4, in which an 18-year-old man was attacked by three young people. As was alerted after the victim's friend was informed that the police were already informed. The 17-year-old main perpetrator fled when the police arrived, but was arrested on Brandmayergasse. Two more accomplices escaped in this incident.

crisis situation of youth crime

These incidents happen against the background of a worrying increase in youth crime. According to the current police crime statistics in Germany, violent crime in 2024 increased by 1.5 % since 2007. This increase was associated with social risk factors and psychological stress in children and adolescents. The increase in violent crimes among non -German suspects, who rose by 7.5 % and make up 41.8 % of all suspects, is particularly concise href = "https://www.bka.de/de/aktuelleinformations/statistikenlagbilder/poliichekriminalstatistik/PKS2024/Poliichliche_Kriminalstatistik_2024/poliminalstatistik_2024.html"> bka.de

It remains to be seen how these trends influence the police measures and the social discussion about security and violence prevention. The current events in Vienna and the increasing figures for youth crime show that both preventive and reactive strategies are urgently required to address these problems.

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