A 12-year-old girl in Vienna was the victim of a vicious assault at the hands of three other underage girls at the end of October, who forced her to swear on Allah to stay silent or risk further violence.
The attack took place on Oct. 25 in the 12th district, where the gang ambushed the young girl, identified as Maria, subjecting her to hours of brutal abuse.
As reported by Heute, the teen gang dragged the schoolgirl to the roof of a residential building on Zeleborgasse around 4 p.m., where they beat her and threatened to push her off the roof. The attack continued as the girls forced Maria into a garage on Rauchgasse, where the violence escalated.
The suspects allegedly set Maria’s hair on fire, tore out her eyelashes, and assaulted her with punches and kicks. They also used a knife to injure her thumb and destroyed her smartphone.
The victim was rushed to a hospital with bruises, cuts, and injuries to her stomach and head.
A video of the attack was recorded and is reportedly circulating on the social media platform Snapchat.
Following the incident, the attackers reportedly intimidated Maria into silence, forcing her to swear on camera that she would not report the crime to the authorities. A chilling message sent to Maria via Snapchat reads, “I have a video of you saying, ‘By Allah, I won’t file a complaint.'”
Despite the threats, Maria’s parents filed a complaint with the authorities. However, this has only intensified the threats against their daughter. In recent days, Maria has received multiple threatening messages, including one warning of further violence: “You’ll see on Monday. This time it’s not just me, but 10 others coming.”
The Vienna police have confirmed they are investigating the case, but the family remains in fear for their safety.
