Racist attacks in Berlin: Police are investigating incidents in Köpenick and Alt-Hohenschönhausen

A 25-year-old woman wearing a headscarf was racially insulted and attacked in Berlin-Köpenick. According to a witness, another woman initially insulted her on Friday evening because of her headscarf, the police said. The attacker then ran towards the young woman with her fists raised and hit her in the shoulder.

According to her own statements, the 36-year-old witness intervened. The attacker then walked away, but shouted further insults and “National Socialist-motivated” statements.

Another racist incident is said to have occurred a short time later in Alt-Hohenschönhausen. According to the police, the person affected was a 29-year-old man who was initially insulted by a man because of his skin color when getting off the tram. A group of four other attackers then approached him and tried to hit him together. Finally, one of the perpetrators hit the man in the face.

A witness finally put him on an arriving tram to protect him from further attacks. The 29-year-old suffered a hematoma on his head and refused medical treatment. The perpetrators were able to escape.