On Saturday August 27, more than 10,000 people had gathered in downtown Münster, Germany, to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
When a man started hurling homophobic slurs at two women, a young trans man, Malte, stepped in to defend them, reports German outlet Männer Media.
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The attacker then violently attacked him: he punched him in the face, threw him to the ground and beat him until he lost consciousness, details Pink News.
Voluntarily plunged into a coma due to a cerebral hemorrhage, the 25-year-old young man died on Friday of his injuries.
A trans man was assaulted during the pride march 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ in Münster on Saturday.
He died of his injuries that nighthttps://t.co/ylaLl8ccHK
– Pierre Karleskind (@Pierre_Ka) September 2, 2022
According to the local trans support group Trans-Inter-Münster, of which Malta was a member, Malta had been rushed to hospital where he underwent several operations.
"He's had enough trouble in his life so far, and now this," the group posted on Facebook.
No suspects identified
According to German information, the police have not yet identified a suspect and have launched an appeal for witnesses.
Some of them described the assailant as between 18 and 20 years old, wearing wide jeans and a bucket hat, a police spokesman said.
The Lesbian and Gay Federation of Germany, the country's largest LGBTQ+ rights organization, said in a statement: "The Münster police and police state security must quickly clarify this act of transphobic violence and classify it for what it is: a politically motivated crime.
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