German Images - Looking for Evidence 1992-1994 / 2006-2008
A series of 24 + 20 photographs,
each c-print measures 81 x 69 cm / 66,5 x 53,5 cm, edition 6+1
Marktplatz,
Wriezen,
2007
On 2 June 2004 a mentally disabled
fifteen-year-old of Arab extraction
suffered verbal racist abuse from
a group of youths on the Market
Square in Wriezen. A girl cut his
neck with a sharp object, causing
a wound several centimetres long.
The victim managed to get away
and was taken to hospital in this
life-threatening condition. An hour
after the attack the police arrested
a fifteen-year-old girl. The suspect
was already known to the police
for various offences of bodily harm
and displaying symbols of banned
organisations. The girl received a
two-year suspended sentence, while
two other youths were each sentenced
to one year, also suspended.
Two further youths were cautioned
for failure to lend assistance,
another given four weeks detention,
and one adult was fined.
© Eva Leitolf 2008, VG Bild-Kunst
