A serious attack on a 12-year-old student shocked the whole of Vienna. At the end of October this year, the girl was said to have been brutally abused by three foreign classmates. Two of the suspects, a 14-year-old Syrian and a 13-year-old of Arab origin, have already been identified. A further accomplice is still being sought. The attack happened near the middle school in Meidling.
Treated with punches and kicks
The police are investigating attempted serious bodily harm, property damage and dangerous threats. According to reports, the attackers first lured the victim onto the roof of a residential building and threatened to push her down.
After that, according to a report from oe24.at She was forced into a garage where she was punched and kicked, injured in the thumb and wounded in the head and stomach area. The attackers also allegedly set the victim’s hair on fire and destroyed her smartphone.
Girl is threatened online
After the attack, the victim received threatening messages on Snapchat and TikTok. According to the police, the perpetrators forced the girl to “swear on Allah” not to tell her family about the incident. Nevertheless, the victim filed a complaint.
A video of the abuse is apparently circulating on social media. The 12-year-old was taken to a Vienna hospital with bruises and cuts.
