An 11-year-old boy was walking through the German city of Dietzenbach when he was violently attacked by an unknown man who reportedly spoke Turkish. The man beat the boy so badly that the youth required treatment in a hospital for a concussion. Police are currently refusing to release a photo of the suspect for unknown reasons.
The boy was standing near a bank branch when, for unknown reasons, the suspect beat the victim to the ground and repeatedly kicked him in the head. The boy had been standing near a local bank branch when the attack occurred. When witnesses intervened, the man ran away.
The boy was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed, among other injuries, with a concussion, according to Offenbach police.
The attack, which occurred Monday evening near Rathausplatz, is still being investigated, according to the police report. It appears to have been a random attack.
Police launched 12 different patrol units in search of the suspect, but after combing the area, they did not find him.
Not only do police have surveillance footage of the suspect, but witnesses also filmed the man. Despite available footage, police are refusing to release any photo of the man. Police did say they ran a search based on his appearance and have found no evidence he is in their database.
German news outlet OP Online writes: “According to the police, it is not possible to publish a photo of the perpetrator under the given circumstances.”
Police have released a description of the man, a 30-year-old suspect with dark, short hair, and a dark beard. He is slim and was wearing a blue jacket, blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. Perhaps most importantly for determining his background, witnesses said the man was speaking in Turkish.
Given the description, some on X are questioning whether this is yet another attack involving a migrant or a man with a migration background.
Police are calling for witnesses to come forward.
As Remix News has documented over the years, children have often become the victims of rising violence in Germany. In many cases, these young people are attacked at random, including stabbing attacks inside their schools.
In other cases, German youths are beaten by foreign classmates or gangs in their area, who often gang up, attack their victim, and then post the video to the internet.
Just last month, in two separate incidents that occurred on the same day, an 11-year-old Iraqi stabbed a classmate and a 13-year-old Arab student stabbed a different classmate in Berlin.
Some parents have come forward detailing the ordeal their children have gone through, including 14-year-old Lena.
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