Because a then 19-year-old Viennese apparently refused the invitation to participate in an illegal race in the Danube city, he was run over by a German. The suspect previously hit the boy with a baseball bat. Two years after the incident, negotiations could finally take place in Landl. With exciting results.
A gas station in Stadlau in Vienna’s Donaustadt was a popular meeting place for the tuning scene. On the evening of March 4, 2022, dozens of car enthusiasts gathered there with their pimped-up horse sleighs. Among them is the accused 31-year-old German with his 3-series BMW.
That evening, the Berliner drove to the parking lot with his two cousins, whom he had visited in Vienna. “There was a discussion, which got out of hand and then I panicked,” the defendant summarizes. He didn’t even notice he hit a then 19-year-old head-on as he drove away.
The suspect previously hit the victim with a baseball bat
“He specifically ran me over,” replied the victim, who was called as a witness. “He had previously offered me 10,000 euros for an illegal race on the highway. When I did not give permission, he first hit me with a baseball bat, then got into the car and drove away,” recalls the 21-year-old, represented by Rafaela Goj from law firm Sascha Flatz.
A video showing the shocking incident went viral online and was viewed several million times. It was only thanks to a friend who held the man as he was thrown over the windshield that the man’s head did not hit the ground.
Judge sees more serious crime
In any case, the judge sees more in Landl than that the suspect has attempted to cause serious bodily harm. “That’s usually called attempted murder,” he said, before issuing a verdict of incompetence. The increased threat of punishment means he is no longer responsible as a single judge, but rather as a panel of lay judges or even a jury.
Source: Krone
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