During an attack at Bremen Central Station in Germany, a trans person was insulted and attacked with pepper spray by a young man. Federal police in plain clothes arrested the suspect after a short escape.
The 27-year-old victim suffered eye irritation and had to be treated in a hospital, the police in the Hanseatic city announced on Wednesday.
Investigation into insults and physical injuries
According to police, the suspected attacker was an Algerian, believed to be 17 years old. However, there were indications that he could be older than indicated. The man is now being investigated for inflammatory insults and grievous bodily harm.
The crime took place on Tuesday on the station square in the center of Bremen. The suspect loudly insulted the person several times on sexual grounds and, according to the police, followed him to the entrance of a hotel. There he sprayed the trans person in the face with gas and fled. According to the current findings, the victim and perpetrator did not know each other.
Source: Krone
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