Violence at the Freiburg train station: traveler choked and injured!

Violence at the Freiburg train station: traveler choked and injured!

Freiburger Hauptbahnhof, Deutschland - A terrifying incident occurred at Freiburg Central Station, where a 23-year-old Syrian attacked a 26-year-old German traveler. The incident, which already took place on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, 2025, began verbally when the suspect attacked the victim on the train. The argument finally escalated on the platform when the attacker changed and choked his victim. A passer -by intervened and was able to successfully solve the strangle control before the perpetrator fled. However, he was recorded by an employee of Deutsche Bahn until the Federal Police arrived, such as ZVW

The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries, while the attacker's motifs are still unclear. According to the initial knowledge of the police, the two men did not know each other. The investigation into suspected dangerous bodily harm has been initiated. The federal police have taken on responsibility for the investigation and continued to investigate the incident, as well as Presseportal confirmed.

increasing violence in public space

This incident takes its place in a troubling trend of increasing crime in public space in Germany. According to a report of the FAZ , the number of dangerous and serious bodily harm rose by 18.2 percent last year. Raubs also experienced a significant increase in 26.8 percent with 2021.

The increased number of knife attacks is particularly alarming. Last year more than 8,160 such attacks were registered. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser spoke of a worrying increase in rapes, sexual coercion and severe violence in terms of public security. Faeser attributed the increase in crimes to the elimination of the Corona restrictions and the associated opportunities for crime. It called for more security forces in public transport and crime -contaminated places to counteract the risk of violence in everyday life.

The events at Freiburg Central Station not only represent an isolated incident, but also lead a light on the greater challenges of public security in Germany. The investigation into the dangerous bodily harm by the federal police could only be the tip of the iceberg of a variety of similar incidents that are increasingly worrying society.