Overview

• A 16-year-old girl was reportedly pushed in front of a train on 18 September in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, according to DIE ZEIT.
• The suspected assailant is described in reporting as an Iraqi refugee, a detail that has shaped public reactions but remains unconfirmed beyond initial accounts.
• Mourners placed flowers at the railway station in Friedland, Lower Saxony, where the victim’s funeral drew significant attention.
• Representatives of the AfD were present at the funeral, underscoring how private grief has become entangled with national political polarization.
• A notice at Björn Höcke’s constituency office said it was closed on 18 September due to a bereavement, and prior vandalism of the office window was noted in local reporting.