Brutal attack in Sigmaringen: young people seriously injured

Brutal attack in Sigmaringen: young people seriously injured

An unusual process has started before the Sigmaringen district court, which draws attention to delicate youth crime. Three young men sit here who are said to have seriously injured a 17-year-old last year. On July 27, 2022, a brutal attack occurred in a district of Sigmaringen, in which the defendants are said to have joined their victim with an iron rod and then hit him.

The court is confronted with severe allegations that indicate an incident that concerns not only the people concerned, but also the social climate of the region. While the trial against the three 20 to 21 year olds progresses, the shocking brutality of the crime comes to light.

British statements in the process

Already at the beginning of the negotiation, the first defendant, a 20-year-old man, gave a partial confession. He confessed that he had beaten the victim, but not with the alleged iron bar, but with a wooden stick. According to his statement, the accused drove to Sigmaringen in a car to buy cannabis from the later victim. When they found out that the dealer was a not particularly popular acquaintance, there was obviously an excavation of aggression.

The prehistory between the 20-year-old and the victim is also interesting. Before the incident, there is said to have been a dispute over a scooter that the injured party had previously borrowed. This argument culminated in a fight at a Sigmaringen school and could have served as a trigger for the brutal attack.

Witnesses Throw new light on the incident

The second defendant admitted that he had also hit the victim, but rejected the use of an iron rod and a wooden stick. His accomplices, on the other hand, denied every act of violence. A witness reported in court that there was actually a meeting between the victim and another man in whom a package was handed over. This could be crucial for the question of whether the accused acted with intent.

The descriptions of the witnesses question the version of the victim. These statements indicated that the attack was the result of a carefully planned attack, in which drug trafficking served as an excuse to lure the 18-year-old into a trap. According to the testimony, the drug business seems to have been only an excuse to justify an aggressive approach.

Due to these new facts, the defendants had to rethink their original statements. The judge showed that the allegations of seeing the severity of robbery in connection with serious bodily harm are a serious matter.

The court hearing will continue on Wednesday, September 18. In this it is expected that further witnesses and the complete picture of this shocking incident will be further informed.