Bloody riots at Yppenplatz: Two men convicted!

Bloody riots at Yppenplatz: Two men convicted!

On July 14, 2024, a brutal incident occurred at Yppenplatz in Vienna-Ottakring, which stirred down and still reverberates. In this busy place, in the immediate vicinity of the large fountain market, three people were attacked by two men. According to the public prosecutor, the crime is suspected of attempted murder. The accused, Abdalahe A. (21) from Libya and Youssef B. (29) from Algeria, face severe allegations after two victims were violated by shots in the incident, while a third party was harmed by a knife attack. Today reports that one of the accused, Abdalahe A., admitted that he had given four shots, but emphasized that he did not act with the intention.

The process was at the regional court for several days, with the defenders argued that this was a spontaneous escalation in an already tense situation. Youssef B. only described the knife attack as a "threat". At the negotiation, the two main victims, Ibrahim K. (23) and Khaled G. (19), were quite silent and could hardly remember the events. An uninvolved witness, Ahmad J. (48), who heard shots and observed the crime, caused additional vertebrae, but could not name the perpetrators. SN reported that an expert also testified in court. He described the medical consequences of the attack, including the need for an operation to remove a projectile.

shots up close

On the first day of the trial, many details remained unclear, but the skill of the voyages came into consideration, while they finally opted for deliberate serious assault. Abdalahe A. was ultimately sentenced to seven years in prison, while Youssef B. received a five -year prison sentence. Both also had to answer for drug trafficking. In the course of the investigation, intensive contacts by the accused were revealed to drug crime; They make a living with the sale of cannabis. This also seems to have been the starting point for the escalation of the argument at the Yppenplatz.

The shots and attacks were done in broad daylight, which underlines the danger of the deeds. According to the prosecutor, disputes about drugs were the trigger that Abdalahe A. fired on the men who owed him money with a pistol. This dramatic development was also documented by monitoring camera recordings. Federal Criminal Police then gives an overview of the crime statistics, which says that such attacks on public security have a serious influence.

Fazite and further investigations

The judgments are now final and the prosecutor did not make any objections to the decisions of the jury. The incidents around the Yppenplatz to think, not only with regard to crime, but also in terms of drug problems that many young people affect. The mothers complain about the dangers in their neighborhood while the city should pay more attention to security issues.