According to court information, the verdicts are not legally binding. The duo was accused of having mistreated a 76-year-old woman during the raid in February. The Bulgarian citizens denied the crimes.
Trial for Home Invasion in Lower Austria: Two Convictions
18-12-2024, 08:29
Due to a home invasion in Untertullnerbach in the municipality of Tullnerbach (St. Pölten district), a 35-year-old and a 40-year-old were sentenced to 15 and eight years in prison respectively on Tuesday in St. Pölten.
The 35-year-old first defendant was found guilty of attempted murder and robbery according to the indictment by the St. Pölten Regional Court, he received a 15-year prison sentence. The second defendant was sentenced to eight years in prison for contributing to the robbery, a verdict that is not legally binding.
The friendly defendants are believed to have cracked a patio door on the upper floor of a residential building during the home invasion on February 23 around 9.30 pm. Inside the property, the now 77-year-old woman living alone was overpowered. The woman was, among other things, kicked and tied up with a telephone cable on her hands and feet.
Loot valued at 45,000 Euros
According to the indictment, the perpetrators searched all rooms for cash and valuables and cracked a gun cabinet used as a safe, which they had torn from the floor and wall anchoring. The loot of cash, gold coins, and pieces of jewelry had a value of approximately 45,000 Euros according to the prosecution. The helpless victim left behind was only found by acquaintances by chance after about 20 hours. The pensioner suffered numerous injuries to her arms, legs, and back, and also suffered from heart muscle dysfunction as a result.
On the first day of the trial on October 7, the defendants insisted that they were no longer in Austria on the evening of February 23. However, the 35-year-old first defendant was incriminated by clear DNA traces that had been discovered on several objects at the crime scene.
The two men, who had previously been convicted abroad, were tracked down after international investigations, and the arrests took place in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. The whereabouts of a 39-year-old accomplice - who, according to the prosecution, was on guard duty during the home invasion - are unknown.
(APA/Red)
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