Rapist With Migrant Background Attacks 74 Year Old Woman

[Focus] The tenants in the retirement home in Fohlenweg are shocked. Many are afraid. On Saturday morning a burglar had probably penetrated through a hinged window in one of the ground floor apartments at 5 clock and there attacked a 74-year-old woman who slept in bed.

"We can not rule out that it is an attempted rape," says police spokesman Alexander Junghans MZ. There is a high priority search for the perpetrator.

Attempted rape in Halle: 74-year-old victim not fit for questioning. 

What happened exactly in the morning hours is determined by criminal investigators in the field of sexual offenses. The attacker is said to have sexually groped the woman several times, who was awake and struggled with all her strength. She ran out of the apartment in front of the building and shouted for help.

This resolute action of the elderly woman may have prevented worse. Neighbors alerted the police. "What exactly happened in the apartment, we do not know yet. The victim was injured by blows and came to a hospital. We were not able to hear her yet.”

Attempted rape in Halle: police are hot on the trail of the culprit

The police are hot on the trail of the culprit. Through the detailed descriptions of witnesses there are indications of the identity of the intruder. It should be a person with a migration background. On Saturday, the police had a track dog in use until Sunday evening, but could not find the fugitive.

The case from Halle-Neustadt strikes fear in the hearts of many Halle residents. Especially in the face of the hot summer, people sleep with the windows open. "A tilted window is like an open one and attracts offenders. Nevertheless, everyone can protect themselves,” says Junghans.

Prevention against burglars: police advice 

The police spokesman, himself an experienced prevention official, recommends lockable window handles. [Not guns?] Then it would be much more difficult for perpetrators to get through a tilted window into a building. Without locked handles, experienced burglars would have an easy time. With tools, they succeed in just a few moments to open a window from the outside. In Fohlenweg, residents are now closing the windows at night. The uncertainty is great at least until the perpetrator is caught. (Mz)

This article was written by Dirk Skrzypczak

Trans: Tancred vekron99@hotmail.com

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