Four Men Arrested in Romania for Robberies Targeting Willi Weber and Other Victims

Romanian police, in cooperation with German investigators, have arrested four men suspected of carrying out a series of brutal robberies targeting homes in southern Germany. Their most famous victim was 83-year-old Willi Weber, the former Formula 1 manager and close associate of Michael Schumacher. The attack on him and his wife took place in December of last year at their villa in Stuttgart. The police describe the gang's actions as "brutal." The perpetrators, operating in groups of three to four people, broke into residences, often in the middle of the night. They overpowered and tied up the people they encountered, threatening them with weapons and beating them to extract information about hidden valuables. The victims were then held for many hours while the attackers searched the houses. According to police, the robbers focused mainly on stealing jewelry, money, and other valuable items. The total value of the loot from two attacks in Stuttgart is estimated at several million euros. In one earlier incident, valuables worth several hundred thousand euros were stolen. Willi Weber, while expressing relief after the arrests, admitted he still does not feel safe. „„Das ist schon eine Genugtuung. Aber es ist auch nicht so, dass man sich sicherer fühlt.”” — Willi Weber Weber described how he, his wife, and their housekeeper were tied up and beaten by masked attackers who seemed well-informed about the layout of his house. The series of robberies the detainees are accused of includes at least three incidents: the attack on Willi Weber in Stuttgart in December 2025, an attack on another couple in Stuttgart in January 2025, and an attack on a family in Altenstadt, Bavaria in June 2025. In the last case, the victims managed to free themselves and call the police. Robbery Timeline: January 2025 — Attack on a couple in Stuttgart; June 2025 — Attack on a family in Altenstadt (Bavaria); December 2025 — Attack on Willi Weber in StuttgartWilli Weber gained fame as Michael Schumacher's manager during his most successful period in Formula 1 in the 1990s and early 2000s. As a public figure and a wealthy individual, he became a potential target for criminals. The investigation into the exact involvement of the individual detainees and potentially other, yet undisclosed crimes, is ongoing.