It’s Happened Again: Austrian NYE Sex Assaults Flashback to Cologne Crimes
SputnikNews.com
05.01.2017
On New Year’s Eve tens of women in Austrian cities were victim to a wave of sex attacks, a situation reminiscent of that in German cities a year ago.
A gang of five or six men of foreign appearance reportedly committed a string of sex assaults in the Austrian city of Innsbruck, mostly between 11.30pm and 1.30am on New Year’s Eve.
On Thursday local police chief Martin Kirchler told the Tiroler Tageszeitung that the authorities are confident of catching the perpetrators, who remain on the loose.
Chief police investigator Ernst Kranebitter said that the police have so far received 19 reports from women who were assaulted by the men, who are thought to be immigrants from Asia or North Africa.
The police investigation is examining CCTV footage, as well as questioning men living at local refugee reception centers who fit the description. The victims described the men as dark-haired, some were bearded, and one had a missing tooth.
“We will be grateful for any information we receive,” Kranebitter told the press.
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