Helsinki youth gang attack case goes to court
The prosecutor says 15 masked men in their 20s carrying baseball bats, knives and a firearm took part in attacking and robbing two teens in late March.
Defendants in the Pikku Huopalahti attack case concealing their faces at Helsinki District Court on Wednesday.
Image: Antti Kolppo / Yle
A criminal trial against a large group of young men accused of a violent attack and robbery of two teens began at Helsinki District Court on Wednesday.
Fifteen men, aged between 21 and 26, were facing charges of aggravated assault and aggravated theft in an incident which took place on 27 March in Helsinki s Pikku Huopalahti neighbourhood.
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