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Hanau Attack Survivor Ibrahim Akkuş Laid to Rest After Death From Long-Term Wounds

City leaders say his passing underscores the racist attack’s enduring toll on survivors and families.

Sechs Jahre nach dem rassistischen Anschlag von Hanau ist ein weiteres Opfer an den Spätfolgen seiner schweren Verletzungen gestorben.

Overview

  • He died on January 10 at age 70 from the lasting physical and psychological effects of gunshot injuries suffered in the 2020 Hanau attack.
  • He was buried at Offenbach’s New Cemetery in a Jesidi ceremony attended by Hanau mayor Maximilian Bieri.
  • Officials said he spent months in hospital and later relied on a wheelchair, with his wife and daughter providing years of care.
  • Before the shooting he had lost a leg to diabetes yet remained mobile and independent, according to the city’s account.
  • Authorities classify the 2020 killings by Tobias R., which left nine people with migration backgrounds dead along with the perpetrator’s mother and himself, as right‑wing and racially motivated.