Disagreement among young people about assaults on children in Aarhus

Dispute between youths leads to assault on children in Aarhus

Two 13 and 14-year-old boys were subjected to a severe assault, according to the police.

Rosenhøj, where the assault took place, has previously been referred to as a ghetto area due to numerous social problems. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Ritzau Scanpix) 16 minutes ago

Yesterday, six boys between the ages of 13 and 16 were arrested in a case involving a severe assault on two minor boys.

The arrests took place in connection with an incident on September 30, when two boys aged 13 and 14 were subjected to multiple kicks and blows from a group of young boys in a wooded area near Rosenhøj in Viby J.

Before the incident, the two young boys met a 16-year-old acquaintance who, with a knife and verbal threats, managed to lure them out to the wooded area where the rest of the group was waiting for them. The two young boys were beaten with a totschlager, a short form of knuckle duster.

The police write in a press release (https://politi.dk/oestjyllands-politi/nyhedsliste/flere-yngre-maend-anholdt-i-sag-om-groft-overfald-i-rosenhoej/2025/11/06).

Since then, a "massive investigation" has been ongoing, says Rasmus Hovmand, who is a police commissioner in the preventive section of Østjyllands Politi.

- It's fortunate that it doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's a place we prioritize being.

On October 9, a 16-year-old was arrested in the case, who is still remanded in custody. In addition, three of the six who were arrested yesterday have also been remanded in custody for an initial four weeks.

- We believe that we currently have the main suspects. I can't exclude that there will be more, says Rasmus Hovmand, who says that the investigation is still ongoing.

According to the police commissioner, all those arrested in the case come from the southern part of Aarhus and therefore not from Viby, where the incident took place.

Aarhus Municipality is in the case. In such serious cases, authorities work closely together, says Trine Nedbo, who is head of the preventive interventions in Aarhus Municipality.

- Fortunately, it's not everyday occurrence. It's not something we see a lot. It's very rare that such things happen here.

According to Trine Nedbo, there were a group of boys who knew each other.

Also the victims of the assault had "a relationship" with the suspects in the case, confirms Østjyllands Politi.

- They were not randomly selected. They had a disagreement, and we have come to the conclusion that there is no talk of random attacks on anyone, says Rasmus Hovmand.

Therefore, there is no reason for concern among Aarhus residents, underlines Trine Nedbo from Aarhus Municipality.

This is an isolated incident between some young people, and therefore it is not something that one should be concerned about can affect ordinary young people who move around in Aarhus, she says.

Østjyllands Politi encourages some parents to take more responsibility for what their children do and make. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Victims were not random

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Aarhus Municipality is also involved in the case. In such serious cases, authorities work closely together, says Trine Nedbo, who is head of the preventive interventions in Aarhus Municipality.

- Fortunately, it's not everyday occurrence. It's not something we see a lot. It's very rare that such things happen here.

According to Trine Nedbo, there were a group of boys who knew each other.

Also the victims of the assault had "a relationship" with the suspects in the case, confirms Østjyllands Politi.

- They were not randomly selected. They had a disagreement, and we have come to the conclusion that there is no talk of random attacks on anyone, says Rasmus Hovmand.

Therefore, there is no reason for concern among Aarhus residents, underlines Trine Nedbo from Aarhus Municipality.

This is an isolated incident between some young people, and therefore it is not something that one should be concerned about can affect ordinary young people who move around in Aarhus, she says.

Østjyllands Politi encourages some parents to take more responsibility for what their children do and make. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Fewer young people commit crime

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It is not the first time this year that a group of children have committed serious crime.

In the spring, a total of 19 children were detained for participating in robberies against other young people, who on the open street were robbed of jackets, backpacks and bags of branded items. The large group, according to the police, had found each other on social media, threatened victims with violence, kicks, knives and pepper spray.

Read also: Children met on Instagram and Snapchat and agreed to commit robberies (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/boern-moedtes-paa-instagram-og-snapchat-og-aftalte-begaa-roverier)

Over a longer period, crime committed by children and young people has generally decreased, says Celine Jarlskov, who is a researcher in the Criminal Prevention Council.

- What we can see in the Danish surveys on the subject is that it is a small group that stands behind most cases of more serious youth crime.

But even though crime among young people is falling, violence and threats, along with shoplifting, are some of the areas that have actually increased.

- Over the past decade, we have seen an increase in cases with violence and threats among young people from around 2,000 cases in 2014 to approximately 3,000 cases in 2023, says Celine Jarlskov.

- It is important to emphasize that there are primarily simple acts of violence. The more serious violent crimes are much rarer, she says.

Back in Aarhus, the municipality assures that authorities are taking care of the residents who are affected by the case in Viby.

- We are working to ensure that local areas are not affected by this to a greater or lesser extent. We are also in dialogue with the schools where some of the students involved attend, to ensure that things are handled well all the way around, says head of the preventive interventions in Aarhus Municipality, Trine Nedbo.

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