Man Beaten and Robbed in Vienna Subway Station

A robbery took place at the Stephansplatz subway station in Vienna last winter. A teenager has since been identified as a suspect.

After an assault on a sleeping man in the Stephansplatz underground station in Vienna's city centre, the police have now investigated a 16-year-old as a suspect. According to police officer Anna Gutt, the robbery was already committed in the night hours of February 15. The 53-year-old victim had waited on the platform for a train and had fallen asleep. Three young people shook him awake and slapped him in the face.

On February 15, 2025, the Vienna police went on the net of a 16-year-old who was suspected of robbing a 53-year-old man on a platform of the underground station at Stephansplatz together with accomplices. The 53-year-old had just dropped on the platform of the underground station at Stephansplatz while waiting for the next train. Three young people shook him up again, slapped him in the face, robbed him of his wallet and fled. "In addition, the …