After an attack on a teenager in Berlin, four of the six accused have been convicted. A 34-year-old was sentenced to eight months on probation, the highest sentence. According to the judgment of the Tiergarten district court, she racially insulted, hit and kicked the then 17-year-old. However, racist insults from the group were not proven in the process, said the presiding judge.
A 55-year-old was given a six-month suspended sentence for dangerous bodily harm, and a 45-year-old also received a six-month suspended sentence for aiding and abetting. A 43-year-old was sentenced to a fine of 2,200 euros (40 daily rates of 55 euros each) for threats and insults. Two defendants were acquitted.
The then 17-year-old high school graduate with Turkish roots and a German passport was racially abused in a tram at the beginning of February 2022 after she had described it and shortly afterwards she was hit and kicked at a stop.
In a video from the hospital, the young person later reported the crime, sometimes crying, and complained bitterly that none of the people around had helped her and that initial reports from the police and the media had initially ascribed complicity to her.
The public prosecutor has demanded suspended sentences of between seven and eleven months against three defendants. In the case of the other defendants, he pleaded for fines. Some of the defendants had partially admitted allegations, others demanded acquittal.