Kisléta: Roma woman died, 13-year-old daughter seriously injured

Alert DateAugust 3, 2009 Country: Hungary Address: Kisléta General Type: Racist violence, Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Roma & Travelers

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
Victims Gender Female
Victims Age <17, 36-45
Victims Number 2
Fatalities - deaths 1
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Hungarian
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On 3 August 2009, in Kisléta, a 45-year-old Roma woman was shot dead, and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured in an attack against their home in Kisléta. The girl, suffering life-threatening injuries, remained in hospital for several weeks.[1]


[1]     ’Petárdának hitték a kislétai lövéseket’ ['The shootings in Kisléta were mistaken to be patards'], in: Origo (03.08.2009), available at: http://www.origo.hu/itthon/20090803-beszamolok-a-kisletai-gyilkossagrol.html (Accessed on 19.02.2012).