Overview

• The head was placed on Wassertrüdinger Straße outside a refugee accommodation during the night of July 27–28.
• Ansbach’s specialized state security commission opened the probe on suspicion of verhetzende Beleidigung under Germany’s hate-speech statute.
• Authorities have no descriptions or leads on the perpetrator’s identity or method of approach.
• Police have appealed for witness reports and tips via hotline 0911 2112-3333 to aid the ongoing investigation.
• This incident follows similar cases in Frankfurt (Oder) and Apolda where pig heads were used to insult Muslim, Jewish and refugee sites by exploiting religious taboos.