Two ten-year-olds

Children identified as perpetrators after acts of vandalism

Two ten-year-olds who were reported absent from a childcare facility in the Linz-Land district are said to have caused considerable damage to property. The acts are believed to have occurred on Monday, but it was initially unclear who was behind them. Now the duo of boys have been identified as suspects. 

The two children are said to have initially vented their destructive rage on a mobile hydraulic excavator that was parked in Niederspaching (Waizenkirchen municipality). They opened an external toolbox attached under the stepladder and took out tools.

They then used a crowbar to smash the windows of the excavator cab and the three front headlights. 

Charging cable torn off at e-station
Next, they targeted a charging station for electric cars that was set up in the parking lot of a nearby inn. There they tore the charging cable out of its anchorage.

They also tore down a wall bracket at the LILO train stop and set it on fire together with the captured charging cable, a hammer from the excavator toolbox and other items.

Video evidence
By questioning witnesses and analyzing video recordings, it was possible to identify the two ten-year-olds as the suspected perpetrators. The suspected kids (one Nigerian and one Austrian) had apparently left a childcare facility in the Linz-Land district. The exact amount of property damage caused by them could not yet be quantified.