60-Year-Old Pole Stood up for Ukrainian Teenager on Tram in Poznań. Three Men Beat Him for It
Police are seeking three attackers after a 60-year-old man suffered injuries and partial memory loss for defending a Ukrainian teenager.
- On Friday, July 17, a 60-year-old Polish resident was beaten in PoznaD after intervening to defend a Ukrainian boy being bullied on a tram.
- Three passengers shouted offensive remarks at the child, prompting the man to intervene; the attackers then dragged him off the tram at a stop and beat him.
- The victim sustained physical injuries and suffered partial memory loss from the assault, which initially prevented him from reporting the incident to police.
- Following the attack, the man filed a report on the evening of Saturday, July 18, with his wife's support after she cared for him the previous day.
- Law enforcement officers have seized CCTV footage from the tram and the stop, and police are appealing to witnesses to help identify the three attackers.
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60-year-old Pole stood up for Ukrainian teenager on tram in Poznań. Three men beat him for it
A Polish man stood up for a Ukrainian teenager, and three men beat him for it. The 60-year-old intervened when three men shouted abuse at a Ukrainian teenager on a tram in Poznań, and they turned their aggression on him, beating him so badly that he suffered a memory blackout, Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita reported. The attack fits a documented and worsening pattern of anti-Ukrainian violence in Poland. Hate crimes rose more than 30% between 2024…
In Poznan, Poland, a 60-year-old man was beaten after he tried to protect a Ukrainian from insults on a tram. After the attack, the victim developed memory problems.
Polish man who stood up for Ukrainian boy was beaten up in Poznań,
In the Polish city of Poznań, three men brutally beat a 60-year-old local resident after he stood up for a Ukrainian boy who was being bullied on a tram. As a result of the attack, the victim suffered partial memory loss.
Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are increasing. In Warsaw, someone scrawled xenophobic slogans and vulgarities on the hood of a car belonging to a Ukrainian woman. Meanwhile, on a Poznań tram, a group of men insulted a Ukrainian teenager. A 60-year-old Pole who defended the boy was beaten.
Police are searching for those who allegedly attacked a 60-year-old man in Poznań. The man interceded on a tram for a Ukrainian teenager who, according to him, was being harassed. As a result, he was punched in the face several times.
Marcin J., 40, and Jan T., 38, face five years in prison for assaulting a 67-year-old man on a tram and at a stop in Poznań. He was defending a teenage Ukrainian who was being insulted. Both were questioned and charged. Earlier, they had insulted Indian citizens on a tram and violated the physical integrity of one of them.
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