Police detain 14-year-old for alleged robbery of a mobile phone in Vienna
The 18-year-old reported being hit and robbed on Keplerplatz at 8pm.
Vienna police have detained a 14-year-old for an alleged robbery on Keplerplatz.
The case began on 11 November 2026 at 8:00 pm, when an 18-year-old filed a report at the police inspectorate in Keplergasse. She said she was hit, kicked and robbed by a person she knew, and that the attacker took her mobile phone.
Police immediately launched a manhunt for the suspect. The alleged offender, an Austrian 14-year-old, was stopped shortly afterwards at Keplerplatz and placed under provisional detention.
Investigators have not yet found the stolen mobile phone. A hearing of the detained suspect is still pending.
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Source:
Austria Vienna Police