According to reports, a couple was attacked and robbed by a group of dealers in the park in the early hours of the morning. Then the strangers are said to have raped the woman in front of her companion. The perpetrators are said to have fled afterwards.
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According to a police spokeswoman, the “Calor” investigation group at the State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is responsible for the case. This was formed after sex offenses from June 9th to 10th at Schlachtensee. In this case, according to prosecutors, there are four suspects between the ages of 14 and 19. One of the victims is said to be only 14 years old. The suspects were searched in mid-July.
The evaluation of the confiscated data carriers is ongoing, said a spokeswoman for the public prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. The four suspects are now at large. The police and public prosecutor’s office said about the case in Görlitzer Park: “In order to protect the ongoing investigations and the personal rights of those affected, we cannot provide any information about the process.”
The investigation group “Calor” is primarily concerned with the case in order to be able to tackle the investigation quickly and in a concentrated manner. Otherwise there is no connection between the acts, the facts are completely different, said the police spokeswoman. “Calor” is Spanish and means “heat” and “warmth”. It was very warm on the night the crimes are said to have taken place at Schlachtensee.
Several sexual offenses in Görlitzer Park
According to an inquiry by left-wing politicians Niklas Schrader and Ferat Koçak in the Berlin House of Representatives, there have already been eight cases of rape, sexual assault and sexual assault in Görlitzer Park in the first six months of this year. There has recently been a noticeable increase: five offenses were committed in June alone. There were also 13 cases of other sexual offenses, six of which occurred in June.
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district
For some time now, Görlitzer Park has been known for criminal activities, especially as a drug hub. As early as 2014, the Berlin police founded a “Taskforce Görlitzer Park”, since 2020 the park and the surrounding Wrangelkiez have been classified as one of seven “crime-prone places”. This gives the police more search powers.
Last February, residents, traders, initiatives and associations wrote an open letter to the Red City Hall, the Berlin Senate, the district mayor and other district politicians. “We have noticed that the social problems (…) have worsened in the last two years,” they complained.
There has been an increase in drug use, especially “hard drugs” such as heroin, crystal and crack, in the neighborhood – not only in public spaces, but also in house entrances. There are many homeless and poor people with “massive mental health problems”.
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“Massive police presence” in and around Görlitzer Park does not solve the problems, instead the signatories demanded sufficient offers of help such as safe consumption rooms (opening late into the night), outreach drug help and offers for psychosocial and medical care. In addition, overnight accommodation and lounges for affected people, contact persons for residents and targeted cooperation between the district and the Senate are necessary, it said. (with dpa)