After the gang rape of a 16-year-old German near Linz central station, the fourth suspect – an Afghan (15) – was also arrested on Sunday. Three other boys – two 15-year-old Afghans and a 14-year-old Iranian – who were arrested near Linz Central Station on Wednesday evening were already in custody on Friday evening.
The four young people are said to have attacked the 16-year-old German on Wednesday evening. Agents of the Aliens Police noticed and intervened. The perpetrators fled. Moments later, three boys were arrested. All three are innocent, but already known to the police – because of “minor crimes”, it said.
A fourth suspect, a 15-year-old Afghan, turned himself in to the Vöcklabruck police station on Friday, but initially claimed he had “done nothing”. He was also arrested on Sunday. Two further stated that there had been sexual contacts with the girl “on the basis of mutual consent”, the third remained silent, spokeswoman Ulrike Breiteneder reported on Saturday.
Trace evaluation in progress
However, the victim had “clearly charged all four of those arrested with rape,” Breiteneder had already emphasized on Saturday. One is “far from the attempt”, but it involves “repeated, completed acts of various perpetrators”. The 16-year-old had been hospitalized and her memory was broken when she was questioned. Traces are currently being investigated, the evaluation will take some time. It is still unclear how the crime originated or whether the perpetrators knew the victim.
“No Evidence” for Inaccurate Age Information
Speaking of speculation about possible false statements about the age of the alleged perpetrators, Breiteneder said: “To my knowledge, there is no evidence of this from the file.” associated reports. So far, the main issue has been the issue of detention.
Source: Krone
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