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18-year-old tortured by fellow inmates at Saxon juvenile home

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An 18-year-old inmate of a juvenile home in Saxony was repeatedly tortured by other inmates and eventually committed suicide. Prosecutors have charged two inmates with attempted murder the magazine Focus reported Sunday.

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The two men reportedly held the victim under scalding water in the showers and beat him with a broomstick. The men, who are 15 and 24-years-old, also reportedly tied the 18-year-old to a chair, covered his face with a cloth and drew swastikas and SS runes on his body while other inmates joined in.
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Reply#1 - Sun Jul 5, 2009 9:20 AM EDT
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Wow! Extreme bullying. I wonder why they took it out on him and why the authorities didn't intervene after the first suicide attempt.

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Reply#2 - Mon Jul 6, 2009 5:36 PM EDT
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