Overview

• Mustafa A., a 24-year-old former Freie Universität student, received a three-year prison sentence for attacking his Jewish classmate Lahav Shapira in February 2024.
• The court determined the assault was motivated by antisemitism, surpassing the prosecution's recommended sentence of two years and four months.
• Shapira suffered severe injuries, including a midface fracture and brain hemorrhage, after being punched and kicked during the attack in Berlin-Mitte.
• Evidence presented in court, including chat records, documented heightened tensions among students following the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
• The case has drawn attention to the broader issue of antisemitism in Germany, prompting legal and university policy changes to address hate-motivated violence.