Overview

• On March 24, a man at the Taubenbrunnen in Halle was racially abused, threatened with a knife and sprayed with irritant gas.
• The victim sustained injuries in the incident and required medical treatment.
• Polizei Sachsen-Anhalt secured surveillance images of the alleged perpetrator and obtained approval from the Halle district court to release them.
• Authorities are calling on citizens to provide any tips on the suspect’s identity or whereabouts.
• This case is the most recent in a series of violent incidents since October 2024, including multiple knife attacks and shootings in Germany and Austria.