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.