Scandal in Traiskirchen: 76-year-old attacked by drug victim!

Scandal in Traiskirchen: 76-year-old attacked by drug victim!

In a shocking incident, a 76-year-old woman in Möllersdorf, Lower Austria, became the victim of a serious crime. On Saturday evening, two men, a 21-year-old Bosnian citizen and a 29-year-old Croat, allegedly approached the pensioner on the street, dragged her into her car and raped her. According to reports from orf.at the perpetrators were under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Thanks to an alert witness who immediately alerted the police, the two men were quickly caught. The police and the Wiener Neustadt public prosecutor's office confirmed the arrest of the suspects on Monday and reported that the State Criminal Police Office has now started an investigation. On Monday afternoon, the Wiener Neustadt regional court decided that the men would remain in custody. The spokeswoman for the public prosecutor's office, Birgit Borns, explained that both the risk of repeating the crime and the risk of concealment were cited as reasons for the pre-trial detention, as well as by krone.at reported.

The incident has attracted widespread attention in the region and highlights the frightening dimensions of violence against women. The investigation is ongoing while victim support is being intensively supported.