Boy in dog box: The charge is attempted murder

12-year-old was almost tortured to death. The mother and her friend have to answer for this in court.

The boy was held prisoner in this dog box - bound and gagged.

https://kurier.at/chronik/niederoesterreich/kind-in-noe-von-mutter-in-hundebox-gesperrt-anklage-eingebracht/402689749

In the case of the twelve-year-old boy from the Waldviertel, who is said to have been tortured by his mother for weeks and locked in a dog crate until he fell into a coma and almost died, the prosecution is ready. The child's 32-year-old mother has to face the jury for attempted murder, among other things, her lawyer Astrid Wagner confirmed at the KURIER's request. In addition, it is also about the torment and neglect of immature, younger and defenseless people.

The mother's 40-year-old friend and accomplice has to answer for being an accomplice in the trial at the Krems regional court. However, there is no date for the hearing yet.

The judiciary, criminal police and the authorities pursued the plan to keep the matter under wraps until the trial. The matter only became known because the mother filed a fundamental rights complaint about the pre-trial detention imposed on her - and was dismissed.

The unimaginable sadistic acts on the child are well documented on thousands of pages through various photos, chat logs and a partial confession from the mother. The child was therefore tied up, gagged, locked in the dog cage for hours and had cold water poured over her in the freezing cold. As a punishment, he was not given food until he almost starved to death.

The trial against the two women will begin in a month on February 26th, 2024 in the Krems Regional Court. Both stubbornly blame each other for the atrocity.