Young people attack 17-year-olds in Sömmerda-police are looking for witnesses!
Young people attack 17-year-olds in Sömmerda-police are looking for witnesses!
On Wednesday morning, an attempted robbery occurred in Sömmerda on a 17-year-old young person. According to information from TAG24 , the act was done around 6:50 a.m. in the Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße, near the garage and the back entrance to the cemetery.
The victim was approached by an unknown youthful perpetrator who immediately called for the publication of his backpack. The aggressive attacker was not afraid to hit the 17-year-old with his fist. Despite the attack, the perpetrator fled without prey towards the street of peace.
descriptions and search for witness
The description of the perpetrator suggests a young person aged around 15 to 16 years. He was around 1.80 meters tall, wore curly hair and had a black cloth as a mouth-nose cover. His clothing included a black sweater, dark blue jeans and black nike running shoes. His high, fast voice and the local dialect, which makes the police listen to, was particularly striking. The Sömmerda police inspection has asked for information and can be reached on 0361/5743-25024. Further details and the process number are 0156139, as well as news.de reported.
The incident is not an isolated case. Youth crime has increased in Germany in recent years. In 2024, the youth violence reached a maximum with around 13,800 cases and is more than twice as high as in 2016. This affects not only young people between the ages of 14 and 17, but also adolescents up to 20 years, such as the statistics of occupy.
causes and challenges
The increase in youth crime is attributed to mental stress, which was caused by Corona measures, as well as other risk factors, especially for young people seeking protection. Although the total number of young suspects in all crimes decreased by about 6 percent in 2024, the problem of youth crime remains acute. It is worrying that almost three quarters of the young suspects are male.
In view of the fact that the perpetrators are often young in such attacks, many ask themselves how effective the existing measures are in youth criminal law and whether harder sanctions or a lowering of punishment should be considered. However, preventive measures are also increasingly taken, especially through child and youth welfare to prevent criminal résumés from the outset.
The investigation in Sömmerda is still in progress, the police count on the support of the population. Any information, however, could be crucial to hold the perpetrator and prevent similar incidents in the future.
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| Ort | Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße, 99610 Sömmerda, Deutschland |
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