Xenophobic attack against a Portuguese man

Alert DateNovember 15, 2009 Country: Germany Address: Hamburg General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Portuguese
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 36-45
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 1
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

A dark-skinned Portuguese man was seriously injured in an openly xenophobic attack in Hamburg. The 37-year old man had been driving his car when, at a red light, someone stuck a racist sticker from the NPD on the back of his car. The man got out of his car to address the man responsible, who responded by insulting the Portuguese man and then hitting him repeatedly in the face until he fell to the ground. The attacker then got into a car in which his accomplice had been waiting, and drove off. The Portuguese man suffered two brain hemorrhages and required an emergency operation at the hospital. The attacker, who police presume to be between 18 and 25, and his accomplice were not found.

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