A 20-year-old Greek-German man, Phillipos Tsanis, died in a German hospital after a brutal attack by a group of youths, sparking outrage and fear among the local community. Relatives believe the attack was motivated by religious hatred, alleging similar incidents have targeted Christians in the area.
Tsanis was walking home from a graduation ceremony with a friend when they were confronted by a group of ten individuals. According to the victim’s father, who spoke to MEGA news, the confrontation quickly escalated into violence, with the attackers targeting Tsanis despite pleas from the young men to be left alone.
“They beat him to death,” the grieving father told reporters, “all 10 people were kicking him in the head.”
Witnesses say that even after Tsanis fell unconscious, one assailant continued to deliver blows to his head and body. He was rushed to the hospital with severe head injuries, Tsanis was placed on life support but succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
A relative who spoke to Alpha news outlet claimed the attackers filmed the assault, further alleging that the perpetrators targeted Tsanis and his friend because they were wearing crosses.
“The sickest thing is that they put them on video and brag about what they do,” the relative stated, adding that this attack mirrors other incidents targeting Christians in the area, including the deaths of a 26-year-old man and a policeman.
Adding to the family’s grief, a photo of Tsanis hospitalized with visible injuries has been circulated online. Tsanis’ mother, speaking to Alpha, shared her heartbreak: “The doctors tried to do everything to save the child. Everyone was praying for him to get well, but in the end God wanted to take him.”
According to BILD’s information, the alleged main perpetrator is an 18-year-old Syrian who lives in an asylum home in the center of the spa town and whose family came to Germany in 2016. “Focus” reports that the family moved from Pforzheim to Bad Oeynhausen in 2021. The Syrian is said to be known to the police for property offenses.
Late on Wednesday afternoon, the police in Bad Oeynhausen arrested the 18-year-old. The public prosecutor’s office in Bielefeld (North Rhine-Westphalia) is investigating on suspicion of manslaughter in conjunction with grievous bodily harm.
He is to be brought before the judge today.
A police report obtained by WELT reconstructs the brutality of the act.
Philippos Tsanis, whose nationality is listed as German-Greek-Polish, left the high school graduation party at the Kaiserpalais in the Kurpark in Bad Oeynhausen (Minden-Lübbecke district) around 1:30 am with two acquaintances.
On the way, the three young men were involved in a “dispute” with a group of about ten. The background is still unclear. The police hope to gain new insights from the testimony of Philippos’ companions.
The main suspect is said to have attacked Philippos. This caused him to fall backwards and hit his head on the ground.
The suspect’s companions allegedly tried in vain to pull him off Philippos Tsanis. The attacker, in his frenzy of violence, only stopped after many more blows and immediately turned to the 19-year-old friend of Philippos Tsanis.
He was slightly injured in the face during the attack and had to be treated as an outpatient in a hospital. His friend Philippos Tsanis, on the other hand, suffered severe multiple head injuries. He died on Tuesday in the hospital.
“He just wanted to have fun at the high school graduation party with his sister and his friends,” says father Dimitris Tsanis to BILD. And further: “His life was just beginning. The violence has to stop. Something like this can happen to any child – and no father and no mother should have to go through something like this.”
Meanwhile, the police are searching for the group of up to ten young men who were with the suspect. The police description: “Male, Southern European, about 19-20 years old, some wearing Adidas tracksuits.”
https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/06/29/greek-german-man-beaten-to-death-in-suspected-hate-crime
The people of Germany need to wake up and elect people to represent them who will deport these criminals. You are being destroyed by your negligence and apathy,