An 18-year-old migrant has been arrested and charged with killing a 55-year-old man at the famed Hundertwasser train station in the city of Uelzen in Lower Saxony, which has often been described as “one of the 10 most beautiful train stations in the world.”
The killing took place at 1:30 a.m. right after the suspect had been released from police custody for committing a variety of other crimes.
German media is reporting that so far, it appears the victim was pushed or kicked down a flight of stairs at the station for no apparent reason in a random attack. The elderly man from Lüneburg suffered severe traumatic brain injuries and died at the bottom of the steps.
Police officers arrested the migrant inside the station area; the victim, however, died too quickly and rescue workers were not able to aid the man in time.
The Moroccan man was arrested first on Saturday for pickpocketing in the middle of the city and then later for assault at the central bus station. Police took him into custody for the crimes but then released him at 9:00 p.m., just a few hours before he allegedly killed the 55-year-old victim.
He is being charged with manslaughter. Police believe he may have been under the influence of drugs at the time of the attack and took a blood sample.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) released a statement about the incident, writing:
“An unbelievable crime occurred on the night of Saturday in Uelzen, Lower Saxony: An 18-year-old Moroccan kicked a 55-year-old down the stairs of the Hundertwasser train station. The emergency services were called and fought in vain to save the 55-year-old’s life — he died after a severe traumatic brain injury. We cannot accept this: In order to make our train stations safer again, we must immediately deport criminals with foreign citizenship and protect our borders. We cannot wait until the next person is lying dead on the tracks or on the station steps.”
As Remix News previously reported, Germany’s train stations and buses have become more and more dangerous in recent years. Our recent piece entitled “Blood, insults, and knives: German train system turning into life-threatening ‘battlefield’ due to violent migrants,” is how the head of a rail workers union has described extreme violence and everyday harassment, including sexual harassment, from migrants.
With crime soaring due to rising immigration numbers, police and security forces are stretched at all levels — not just in the train system. Recently released statistics from the German Interior Ministry show that migrants account for a record 41 percent of all crimes in Germany, with their role in violent crimes such as rape, murder and assault even higher.