Fecal Attacks on Women: Pre-Trial Detention for 29-Year-Old in Vienna

The Romanian is specifically accused of obtaining feces from a mobile construction site toilet, filling it into cups, and then throwing it at the victims or pouring it into their faces. The regional court assumes a risk of committing further offenses and a risk of flight, confirmed court spokeswoman Christina Salzborn on Friday in response to an APA inquiry.

Subway Station Known as Drug Trafficking Hub

The public prosecutor's office is investigating the man for attempted serious bodily harm, property damage, and intentional endangerment of people through communicable diseases. The mobile toilet he used was located near a subway station known as a drug trafficking hub. The cups are said to have contained not only feces but also partially used syringes and other possibly contaminated objects, so from the prosecution's perspective, it cannot currently be ruled out that there was a risk of infection with hepatitis for the victims.

The law enforcement authorities suspect that there could be more victims besides those already known. The attacks mostly occurred in subway stations or in the vicinity of subway stations on the U6 line. The victims were exclusively young women, with a 25-year-old being hit in the eye on July 2.

The accused is believed to have carried out his disgusting attacks since the end of April. The incidents increased from the second half of June. Between June 15 and 28 alone, there are said to have been four attacks.

Psychiatric Expert Consulted

The 29-year-old is reportedly confessing but claims that the incriminated actions were ordered by other men. Since the presence of a significant severe and lasting mental disorder cannot be ruled out, the public prosecutor's office has consulted a psychiatric expert. An expert opinion is to clarify whether the accused is accountable and thus culpable.

(APA/Red)

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