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Police Probe 13-Year-Old Accused of Carving Swastikas Into Cars in Viernheim

At 13, he is below Germany's age of criminal responsibility.

Overview

  • The incident occurred Sunday around 16:45 on Erzbergerstraße in Viernheim, Hesse.
  • A witness alerted police after seeing the boy scratch vehicles with a stone.
  • Officers from the LampertheimViernheim station detained him at the scene and later handed him to a guardian.
  • Six cars were damaged, with swastikas reportedly carved into three of them, and losses are estimated at several tens of thousands of euros.
  • Police have opened an investigation to document the case, and vehicle owners can seek compensation through civil claims.