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Bernhard Günther Increases Reward to €100,000 in Hunt for Acid Attack Mastermind

He criticized the Wuppertal prosecution for downgrading the attack from attempted murder to assault.

Overview

  • Günther has offered up to €100,000 for information that leads to the person who ordered the 2018 acid attack near his Haan home.
  • The March 4, 2018 assault by two assailants left him with severe injuries and lasting facial scars while the direct attackers received multi-year prison sentences.
  • Günther suspects the orchestrator is linked to his former professional circle and that intermediaries within the biker and red-light milieu conveyed the order.
  • He reproaches the Wuppertal public prosecutor’s office for reducing the charge to assault, a move that curtailed investigative tools and shortened the statute of limitations.
  • A three-part ARD documentary scheduled for early July has revived public interest and prompted Günther’s renewed appeal for tips.