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Only after Laura ran down from the balcony did she see how young the victim was: “There is a truly harsh culture among young people”

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A group of youths in Slagelse repeatedly assaulted peers, including a 15-year-old boy who was beaten and ordered to apologize.
  • The violence included blows with a Cocio bottle, repeated punches and kicks at an allotment garden.
  • A woman who rescued one victim said the brutality revealed a harsh culture among young people.

It began with a few slaps on a patch of grass outside a public housing complex in Slagelse. There, 15-year-old Bastian was beaten while being ordered to say he was sorry.

The attacks did not stop there. A group of youths also subjected peers to repeated blows from a Cocio bottle, a storm of punches and kicks, and what the report describes as a regime of violence at an allotment garden.

The brutality shocked Laura, the woman who came down from her balcony and rescued the 15-year-old victim. Only then, she said, did she realize how young he was. Her experience led her to describe the atmosphere among some young people in stark terms: “There is a truly harsh culture among young people.”

There is a truly harsh culture among young people.

· LauraShe described her reaction after rescuing a 15-year-old victim of the attacks in Slagelse.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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