22-year Old Man Strikes and Spits a Woman Inside the Church
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Würzburg
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Physical Violence
Threats
Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
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On Sunday 2nd October, a 22-year-old man entered the church in Würzburg and lit a zigarrette inside the church. When a 59-year-old woman approached him and reprimanded him for his behaviour, he suddenly struck her and then spat on her. The young man then ran away and is being searched by the police for physical aggression and hurting religious sentiments.
