The young person who attacked a homosexual at the Stadelhofen train station at the weekend is a 16-year-old from Winterthur. Is the potential for aggression among young people in the city increasing?
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Deborah Stoffel
Posted today at 19:24—
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The 16-year-old Vincenzo was attacked on Saturday evening at the Stadelhofen train station in Zurich and was slightly injured. The victim says the attacker acted out of homophobic motives. The perpetrator contradicts this.
On Saturday evening, a 16-year-old from Winterthur and his colleagues assaulted several homosexuals at Stadelhofen – a case that made headlines. The victim of the Winterthurer was 16-year-old Vincenzo. He said to the «Daily indicator“The attackers would have targeted him and his friends because they were openly homosexuals. The perpetrator from Winterthur, however, denies that. Yesterday he gave «20 minutes»The assault too. But it was preceded by a provocation. Vincenzo hit him in the face with his bag. Then he attacked him with his fist.
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