Nasty anti-Semitic attack in Cologne! An 18-year-old man was beaten up there on Friday evening in Kaiser Wilhelm Park in the city centre because he was wearing a kippa.
The two perpetrators (18 and 19) broke the man’s cheekbone and nose bone and then robbed him of the kippa (traditional Jewish head covering). The victim went to hospital seriously injured. “He was badly battered in the face,” a police spokesman said.
The kippa wearer had spent the evening with an acquaintance in the park. As he was leaving at around 11.30 pm, he was subjected to anti-Semitic insults from a group of ten.
The officers were able to track down the suspects because a video surveillance camera had partially filmed the attack. They were arrested one and a half hours after the attack.
The suspects are now at large again. They are all Turks from Germany. They are now being charged with robbery and common grievous bodily harm, among other things.
Because the police assume an anti-Semitic background for the crime, the police are investigating.As the police reported on Monday, the evaluation of the video is continuing. This is to identify further persons who were involved in the crime late on Friday evening.
“We are evaluating all the video material,” said a police spokesperson.
As the police reported on Monday, the evaluation of the video is continuing. This is to identify further persons who were involved in the crime late on Friday evening.
“We are evaluating all the video material,” said a police spokesperson.