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Crime

Latest updates on crime in Hungary — police reports, investigations, and safety news.
police-austrian-boy-hungary drunken fight

Hungarian police officer admits beating defenceless man, breaking several bones

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Orbán election hungary hungarian government

Former PM Orbán reveals why he nominated man for high state honour later convicted for sexual abuse of many children

by John Woods
Police Car hungary hungarian police

Former school guard jailed in Hungary for sexually abusing two vulnerable minors

by Csaba Finta
Tram 4-6 in Budapest

Man stabbed several times by 18-year-old on busy Budapest tram

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Two 14-year-olds arrested after fire-setting and vandalism at Hungarian school

Video: Two 14-year-olds arrested after fire-setting and vandalism at Hungarian school

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Ferencváros Fradi fans

Hungarian Ferencváros fans face police complaint after ‘We’ll beat you to death’ banner

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
chemical castration child sex offenders Mi Hazánk Előd Novák Hungarian Parliament

Chemical castration for child sex offenders? Controversial bill reaches Hungarian Parliament

by Bálint Csontos
Budapest public safety enhanced by Hungarian police and civil guards abuse

Disturbing: Hungarian couple abuses and starves woman to death

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Gyömrő hungary elementary school canteen workers food theft

School canteen employees were stealing food meant for children in Hungary, mayor caught them red-handed — Video

by Csaba Finta
Illustration of a modern-day slave

Police: Five men beaten and kept as modern-day slaves in Hungary for years

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
István Kapitány, Hungary's economy and energy minister

Hungarian police seize thousands of documents in investigation into state Eximbank deals

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Police helicopter spots wanted man in woodland

Police aircraft spot wanted man hiding in woodland and suicidal missing man in cornfield in Hungary

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Illustration of a grave and a shovel

Hungarian man beats and tortures partner, forcing her to dig her own grave

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Gas terrorism against Hungary, Serbia

Gas “terrorism” against Hungary: Serbian authorities investigate group of suspects

by John Woods
Hungarian man handed over to the FBI

Video, photos: Hungarian man who evaded FBI for years and wanted for crimes against kids tracked down

by John Woods
Man stabs two young men in Debrecen

Debrecen stabbing tragedy: 23-year-old man dies after being stabbed in the heart

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Man stabs two young men in Debrecen

64-year-old man stabs two young men in Debrecen, Hungary – UPDATE: younger victim dies

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
New Gripen aircraft for Hungary

Hungarian Gripens alerted as man steals aircraft and flies toward Paks nuclear plant

by Csaba Finta
Hungarian police arrest British fugitive wanted for 20 years

FBI alert leads Hungarian police to arrest British fugitive wanted for 20 years, court makes questionable decision – video, UPDATE

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Illustration of a baby sleeping in a safety seat in a car demographic demographer

Baby taken from German hospital found on Hungarian motorway

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
péter magyar paks emergency energy

Tisza MP shared when Hungary’s asset recovery office could start investigating high-profile cases

by Csaba Finta
Hungarian child Austria car break-in Vienna

Hungarian man causes hundreds of thousands of euros in damage in Austria in car theft spree

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Car chase at Lake Balaton ends with the driver crashing the car into an electricity pole

Dramatic car chase at Lake Balaton: Police shoot at driver after he tries to run them down – UPDATE: video

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Polish bus tragedy

Polish bus tragedy: expert reveals how and why it happened – and how such crashes can be survived

by John Woods
domestic violence budapest woman abused broad daylight domestic abuse

Woman abused by man in Budapest in broad daylight, authorities do nothing

by Csaba Finta
Illustration of a woman in a white shirt lying on the floor, dead cult murder

Mysterious cult behind Hungarian murder: Man killed his ex-wife after bitter family dispute – tabloid

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Police arrest a man in his twenties after attacking officers and dog

Man attacks two Hungarian police officers and service dog, officers use tear gas to stop him – video

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Ferencvaros fans attacked in Poland before Europa League clash Hungarian supporter injured

VIDEOS: Ferencváros fans attacked in Poland before Europa League clash, Hungarian supporter injured

by Tamás Nagy
Tenerife See how police tracked down the couple on Europes Most Wanted list

VIDEO: Hungarian pair on Europe’s Most Wanted list arrested in Spain

by Alpár Kató
prison visit hungary rules changed state secretary bomb threat

Prisoner beaten so badly by guards in Hungary that his spleen had to be removed

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Photo of a Danish police car

Hungarian man arrested over plot to lure 15-year-old Danish girl to Hungary

by Hetzmann Mercédesz
Not just women fell ill at the Budapest concert - here's a man's shocking account

Shock as young man joins women taken ill en masse at Budapest concert and recounts his ordeal

by John Woods
Budapest drug problems

Budapest in deep trouble: more threatening individuals on streets, cheap drugs becoming increasingly widespread

by John Woods
EU diplomats cyberattack Hungary European Union Hungarian State Treasury

Hungarian State Treasury hacking scandal: Is the Russian connection merely a cover story?

by John Woods
Gondosóra emergency alert device

Was a EUR 275 million fraud uncovered in connection with Gondosóra emergency alert device for the elderly?

by Daily News Hungary
Budapest public safety enhanced by Hungarian police and civil guards abuse

Budapest public safety operation ‘a success’, says ministry, civil guard patrols come to help public safety

by Daily News Hungary
DJ OTI's Budapest concert on the venue of the Sziget Festival

Young women collapse one after another at Budapest concert: police investigate as victims recount same story

by John Woods
Murdered Japanese mother Megumi Anderson

Chilling details emerge about how Japanese mother Megumi was brutally murdered by foreigner ex-husband

by John Woods
WWII bombs found at Budapest Airport

Alert: A WWII bomb may have been stolen from the Danube in Budapest

by Daily News Hungary
Georgian tourist tried to rape Hungarian teenager

Georgian tourist attempted to rape Hungarian teenager – but Chinese neighbours stepped in just in time

by John Woods
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