Drama in the castle: SEK insert after brutal burglary in Taubenheim!

Drama in the castle: SEK insert after brutal burglary in Taubenheim!

Taubenheim, Deutschland - A huge police operation caused excitement on January 6, 2025 in Taubenheim, Sohland municipality on the Spree. A slump into Philippi Castle ended with the arrest of a 24-year-old Colombian, who was seriously injured while fleeing. During the attack on the property used by Viktor Philippi for health courses and seminars, an employee was tied up and gagged by the burglars before you could leave the castle. This triggered an immediate SEK insert, since the woman warned of possible armed warned, such as [MDR] (https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/bautzen-hoyerswerda-kamenz/schloss-taubenheim-einbruch-gericht-gericht-gericht-gericht-gericht-gericht-gericht-richt.

The situation quickly escalated when the perpetrators, equipped with pistols, entered the castle over a window. The Colombian and his accomplice apparently had a look at a safe. When the police arrived, the burglars had already fled, but the defendant injured himself from the balcony and was arrested. The aggressive attack caused the security forces to take the castle under fire and to support them with a helicopter. The assignment, which also required special units to control the situation, took until 2:40 a.m. to control the situation (https://www.diesachsen.de/justiz/sek-läsatz-in-taubenheim-einbruch-im-schloss-mit-mit-mit-2979219) reported.

background and investigation

According to the first assessment of the investigators, the present evidence indicated a larger number of perpetrators. The criminal police are currently working intensively to clarify the background and other participants. It was found that two further burglaries in the area took place before the break -in in January, which makes the situation more explosive.

The 24-year-old defendant, who is pre-contaminated for drug traps in Spain, is currently in custody and has so far not commented on the allegations. The trial at the Bautzen district court has already started and a second day of negotiations is scheduled for June 25, 2025. The situation around the burglar statistics shows that such crimes in Germany have declines compared to 2015, but an increase after Corona pandemic remains unmistakable. In 2023, Germany recorded around 119,000 burglaries, as the statistics service proves (Statista).

burglary dynamics in Germany

The available figures show that burglaries are often associated with a massive threat to the victims that not only cause material damage, but also violate the feeling of security and privacy. With a reconnaissance rate of only 14.9 % for burglaries that was recorded in 2023, the police are required to act even better against such crimes.

Despite the serious situation, it became clear that the employee of the castle, despite the threatening situation, was unharmed. The events for the slump into Philippi Castle are an alarming sign of the danger that many communities in Germany still affects.