13-year-old tormented by a group: only one perpetrator is criminally responsible – mother stunned by the video recordings

In Heide in Schleswig-Holstein, a recent act of violence among young girls is shocking.

A group is said to have tortured a 13-year-old for hours.

Update from Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 8:50 a.m .

: The case of the tormented 13-year-olds in Heide has now reached the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior: Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) spoke to the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) to the ongoing investigations.

She made it clear that from the larger group of young people who can be seen on the video, only three girls are said to be involved in the criminal acts.

"Two of them are under the age of 14 under the current law - and one is over 14," explains Sütterlin-Waack.

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Schleswig-Holstein's Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) now commented on the incident in Heide.

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Mother of tormented 13-year-old demands punishment: "Everyone had fun tormenting my daughter"

This should fuel the current discussions about the criminal responsibility of young people, which flared up after the death of twelve-year-old Luise in Freudenberg - even if individual incidents are difficult to compare here due to different dimensions.

Interior Minister Sütterlin-Waack assured NDR that she wanted to discuss the issue with Justice Minister Kerstin von der Decken (CDU).

In the room would then probably be a reduction in criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years.

The mother of the 13-year-old also supports this loudly.

She underlined this emotionally to the

: "Everyone knows that nothing will happen to them because they are so young.

But my daughter will never forget it for the rest of her life." She demands appropriate consequences for the shocking act: "I want the perpetrators to be punished harshly and fairly.

The law needs to be tightened." She also told the

, "When I saw the video, I collapsed.

Everyone had fun tormenting my daughter.

These are sadists.

Everyone had fun torturing my daughter.”

According to the current status, only one of the perpetrators in Heide would face criminal consequences from the incident.

Schleswig-Holstein's Minister of the Interior "definitely" assumes that the criminally responsible perpetrator will have to answer for the crime before the juvenile court.

Violence among girls again: Group tortures 13-year-olds for hours

Update from Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1:28 p.m .

: When asked, a police spokeswoman from Heide confirmed the case.

Although the shocking act happened at the end of February, not all of the accused have been questioned.

"The investigation into the case is ongoing," the spokeswoman said.

The fact that the interrogations drag on for weeks also has to do with the young age of the alleged attackers.

Since the accused are minors, a legal guardian must always be present during the interrogation, explains the police spokeswoman.

This causes difficulties in finding an appointment.

Shock in Heide: group of girls tortures 13-year-olds for several hours – and records it

First report from Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 8:14 a.m

.: Heide – The shock surrounding the cruel act in Freudenberg, where two girls are said to have killed 12-year-old Luise with numerous knife wounds, is still deep.

Now another suspected violent crime among girls is shaking the north.

In the Schleswig-Holstein Heath in the Dithmarschen district, a group of 14 to 17-year-olds is said to have tortured a 13-year-old for hours - and recorded the cruel torture on video.

reported this

first.

13-year-old in Heide has to endure hours of violence: burns and punches in the face

The details that

can be seen on the video available to the

Around a dozen girls are said to be molesting the 13-year-old victim for hours.

It doesn't just stop with coke being poured over your head, but there are cruel physical attacks: According to the SHZ, the attackers can be seen crushing cigarettes on the 13-year-old's cheek, lighting her hair and hitting her in the face.

Desperate, tearful attempts to protect her nose fail.

Police identified the attackers - girls in medical care

The girl's mother told the newspaper that the torture was stopped thanks to the courageous intervention of a passer-by.

"He recognized the danger my daughter was in, took her in when she asked him for help.

We are very grateful to him," the

quoted .

He probably protected the girl after the attackers and victims fled when they saw a police patrol car.

However, the police confirmed to the

that the suspects had already been identified and that interrogations were currently taking place.

Although the shocking act took place at the end of February, her daughter is currently still in a day clinic, "where doctors take care of her," as the mother

revealed to the

She decided to go public with the case now in order to draw attention to the problem of violence among young people.

According to

, she also wants to encourage other parents to report similar acts.