Ukrainian boy, 15, seriously injured in xenophobic attack in Germany

Mettman. Stock photo: Wikipedia

A 15-year-old Ukrainian boy has sustained serious injuries in a xenophobic attack in the town of Mettman, not far from Dusseldorf.

Source: DPA, citing reports from the German police

Details: The Ukrainian boy was in a diner on the night of Saturday, 10 February, when a stranger addressed xenophobic remarks to him.

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The stranger then suddenly hit the boy on the head with an unidentified object before fleeing the scene.

At the hospital it was discovered that the boy’s injuries were a lot more serious than initially thought, though there was no threat to his life.

Witnesses described the attacker as a strong and sturdy man, approximately 1.92 metres (6’3″) tall.

Dusseldorf State Security Service has launched an investigation into the attack.

The incident happened at around the same time that 17-year-old Ukrainian basketball player Volodymyr Yermakov and another Ukrainian citizen were attacked in Oberhausen, which is also not far from Dusseldorf. Yermakov died as a result of the attack. The police said there was no evidence that the crime was motivated by xenophobia.

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