Rostock
Lichtenhagen: Man sprayed with skin-irritating liquid
The sunflower house in Rostock’s Lichtenhagen district. photo
© Jens Büttner/dpa
A 25-year-old was attacked with a corrosive liquid in his apartment in Rostock-Lichtenhagen. The man had to be treated in hospital.
A resident in Rostock-Lichtenhagen was attacked by strangers with a liquid that caused severe burning and reddening of his skin.
According to the police on Sunday, the suspects knocked on the window of the 25-year-old victim on the ground floor on Saturday night. The resident opened the window and was sprayed with the liquid on his face and bare chest.
According to a police spokesman, the emergency services perceived the smell of chili or tabasco. Acid was initially not to speak, also because the skin of the victim showed no chemical burns. The man was taken to a hospital for medical treatment. In the evening, the police said he had already left the clinic. The criminal police are investigating on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm.
It was initially unclear whether the crime was related to an incident on the sidelines of Saturday’s demonstration. Thousands of people gathered in Rostock-Lichtenhagen on Saturday to commemorate the racist attacks in the district 30 years ago. During the demonstration, the anti-fascist Twitter account Alerta Berlin published footage of the victim’s apartment – a man is said to have given the Hitler salute from the ground floor window. The police are now not only determining whether there is a connection between the recordings and the crime, but also whether someone actually gave the Hitler salute during the commemoration event.