Young people unleash terror: taxi driver injured in robbery!

Young people unleash terror: taxi driver injured in robbery!

A brutal attack on a taxi driver made headlines in Vienna. On January 16, the 55-year-old driver was threatened with a sharp object and attacked. The attackers, a group of five teenagers, escaped with his wallet, while the taxi driver was left with minor injuries. The aggressive gang, like the newspaper vienna.at reported, turned out to be particularly dangerous.

Investigations show criminal history

The police intensified the investigation and were finally able to identify the suspects, including two 13-year-olds from Syria and Serbia as well as a 14-year-old with unknown citizenship and two 15-year-olds from Syria and Iraq. What is interesting is that four of these young people were not only involved in the taxi robbery, but had also previously committed a serious robbery at Meidling train station. There they threatened a 14-year-old with death and stole his jacket. Loud wien.ORF.at One of the perpetrators even held a knife to the boy's throat.

At the end of January, the two 15-year-olds and the 14-year-old were temporarily arrested and taken to a prison. During their interviews, some of the young people made partial confessions. The two younger boys, who are not yet of criminal responsibility, were handed over to the public prosecutor's office.