Sadness and head-shaking in the criminal case of Leonie (13 years old): It has now become known that the two suspects – who will be questioned today, Tuesday – are two asylum seekers from Afghanistan who are known to the police. One of the two is said to have a criminal record for drugs and violence. His application for asylum is pending with the judiciary. The two Afghans will therefore only be questioned today, after the officers of the task force to fight street crime have sifted through the evidence. Justice Minister Zadic (Greens) has not yet made a statement on the case – but it is certain that the minister will have to be accountable for it.
It is not yet clear whether Leonie had known the two men. “That is still being investigated,” said police spokeswoman Barbara Gass. It is also still open whether there are indications of a sexual offence. The suspects have not yet been questioned about the crime. “They will be questioned on Tuesday,” said Gass.
Witnesses found Leonie’s body leaning against a tree on a grassy area between the roadways on Saturday morning, with numerous haematomas, including in the neck area. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. The young victim was identified by her parents on Sunday.
Initially, the identity of the deceased was unclear, and no missing persons records matched the victim. After the police published a description of the person including the clothes of the dead girl on Sunday, the parents reported to a police station in Lower Austria and identified the victim as their daughter. The girl had also lived in Lower Austria. How and why the child had come to Vienna at the weekend is now the subject of investigation.
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