Police in Germany have launched an appeal to locate a gang of around 10 migrant men suspected of hospitalizing two young victims in a brutal assault on Sunday night.
The incident occurred in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Bad Oeynhausen at around 1:30 a.m. when a group of young migrants confronted two males aged 19 and 20 in the spa town’s park.
Following an altercation, the public prosecutor’s office explained how the suspects punched the victims to the floor before kicking them as they lay defenseless on the ground.
After witnesses called the police, the group casually walked from the crime scene toward the town center.
According to a press release by Bielefeld Police Headquarters, the migrant gang comprised around 10 people, all of whom were male and between 19 and 20 years old. They were described as “Southern,” a phrase often used in Germany to describe men of Maghreb or Arab origin. Some were dressed in Adidas designer tracksuits.
The 20-year-old victim was hospitalized in critical condition after sustaining multiple, serious head injuries. He is in “acute danger of death,” according to the authorities.
An investigation has been launched into bodily harm and attempted homicide involving serious bodily harm and is being conducted by the Bielefeld public prosecutor’s office and the homicide unit of Bielefeld Police.
The migrant gang members have been encouraged to turn themselves in voluntarily; however, no such offering has yet been made.