A conviction has been issued over an attack in northern Germany that injured a Ghanaian girl and her father.
According to initial police findings, an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister were attacked by a group of about 20 teenagers and young adults.
The attack took place on Friday evening in the town of Grevesmühlen in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Interior Minister Christian Pegel condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms. “You don’t attack people, especially children, and certainly not for racist reasons,” he said on Saturday.
The attackers allegedly kicked the younger girl in the face. When the children’s parents intervened, a fight broke out.
When police arrived on the scene, one person from the group allegedly hurled racial slurs at the victims as they left.
Police also reported that as many as eight people from the group took part in the attack. The injured girl and her father were taken to hospital by ambulance. Their wounds were described as minor.
The police are now investigating disturbance of public order, serious bodily harm, incitement to hatred and insult. Officers are looking for witnesses to the incident.
