During a robbery of a group of young Viennese in front of the Museum of Art History (KMH) at a prime city location, the son of football legend Ernst Baumeister was also injured. Now the young man (23 years old) dares to go public – with an urgent appeal and a criticism.
The case happened some time ago, Pascal Baumeister needed time to come to terms with what he had suffered. What is said to have happened on the night of June 25 in front of the Museum of Art History – at the best Viennese location – is shocking. The 23-year-old was sitting peacefully on the steps in front of the KHM with four friends, two boys and two girls, listening to music.
Suddenly, a group of eight young men (about 17 to 20 years old, with a migration background, apparently from the Arab region) approached. The gang provoked, mobbed, got physical, pulled out knives. And then even ended up in a fist-fight.
The three boys tried to protect their two girlfriends, Baumeister went down with a concussion, lost consciousness and a tooth. The gang stole watches and a mobile phone. And escaped under the cover of night.
Nearby, the victims spotted a police patrol, but the hoped-for help did not happen. “When asked why they did not intervene, the police officer in the car said that it was not her territory. But she had called for colleagues,” the victims tell disappointedly. A version that the Viennese police rejected on request.
Baumeister has buried the hope that the brutal gang of robbers will be investigated and brought to justice. He urges caution: “You are no longer really safe even in the fanciest districts of Vienna.”