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Train attendant brutally attacked in Gera – police are looking for perpetrators!
A train conductor in Gera was brutally attacked. The police are looking for the unknown perpetrator for bodily harm and threats.
Train attendant brutally attacked in Gera – police are looking for perpetrators!
On Monday, August 12, 2025, a worrying incident occurred at the main train station in Gera. A 46-year-old train attendant was attacked by an unknown perpetrator on a regional train. Reports from Gotha Current and News.de According to reports, there were massive physical attacks. The man was kicked, punched and insulted several times. An attempt to photograph the perpetrator ended with his cell phone being destroyed.
The federal police have filed a complaint and are now classifying the incidents as bodily harm, threats and property damage offenses. The injured party complained of pain after the attack and had to seek medical treatment. The investigators hope to identify the perpetrator through a detailed description of the person and video footage from the train.
A worrying trend
In recent years, violence against train attendants and other railway employees has reached alarming levels. According to a report by n-tv There were a total of 2,070 violent crimes against railway staff in 2020 - an increase of 421 cases compared to the previous year. What is particularly frightening is that despite a decline in passenger numbers in the Corona year 2020, the number of attacks continued to increase.
An analysis of the incidents shows that 1,344 attacks were documented in 2018. Although the numbers temporarily fell, 744 acts of violence were recorded in 2021 in the first four months alone. This clearly shows that the issue of violence against railway employees must be given high priority.
Causes and consequences
The increasing willingness to use violence can also be attributed to the increased enforcement of measures such as the mask requirement, which now often leads to conflicts between passengers and railway employees. Sabine Zimmermann, a member of the Left Party, commented on this and called the attacks against railway workers “unacceptable”. Of around 20,000 railway employees who are in contact with customers, many reported attacks: 48% of public sector employees had experienced violence.
The most common forms of assault include insults (89%), yelling (68%) and physical harassment (31%), while physical attacks such as hitting still represent a serious threat at 17%. With these worrying figures, it is clear that road safety not only affects rail transport, but also the personal well-being of employees.
The federal police have now started investigating this special case and hope to find the perpetrator as quickly as possible. The situation could trigger further discussions about safety in public transport not only for the train attendant affected, but also for society as a whole.