Two-Year-Old Freed from Trunk in Vienna-Alsergrund: Parents Show Understanding
After the discovery of a two-year-old in a car trunk in Vienna-Alsergrund, the boy's parents showed understanding in a conversation with the responsible child and youth services (MA 11). "They were deeply affected and want to cooperate with us," said spokeswoman Ingrid Pöschmann to the APA. Specifically, a support plan has been developed, which is now intended to regulate further cooperation between the authorities and the parents.
This includes, among other things, regular home visits, as well as discussions within the framework of parental counseling and close monitoring of the children's environment. "They have agreed to this," said Pöschmann. The parents were invited to a meeting at a regional office of MA 11 on Monday.
Police broke window to free child in Vienna-Alsergrund
The parents of two had parked their car on Berggasse on Sunday afternoon. According to an eyewitness, the 37-year-old father then placed his two-year-old son in the trunk, locked the car doors, and walked away. The eyewitness alerted the authorities around 2:30 PM. The officers eventually broke a window of the car to open the trunk and free the child, who was ultimately unharmed. Shortly thereafter, the 37-year-old and the child's mother returned. The man behaved extremely aggressively towards the officers.
The exact reason for the incident is still unclear. MA-11 spokeswoman Pöschmann did not want to provide further details, citing data protection. The parents told the police that they had only put the child in the trunk to sleep "because they just wanted to quickly go to a restaurant," as spokesman Philipp Haßlinger from the Vienna Police Department explained to the APA. Further details were initially not available.
The 37-year-old was reported multiple times. The Vienna public prosecutor's office is now examining whether possible criminal offenses against the parents exist.
(APA/Red)
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