A tragic incident has deeply shaken the community at a special needs school in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. An 11-year-old disabled girl, who eagerly attended classes despite suffering from a serious illness, became the victim of a horrific sexual assault from an Afghan migrant, who threatened her through the assault at knifepoint inside a school toilet. Shockingly, he allegedly did not conduct the assault alone, but he had an accomplice who has still not been apprehended.
Providing insight into the terrifying ordeal, Bilal Colak, the family’s lawyer, told Bild newspaper: “The girl told me that one of the two young men was at the scene of the abuse, pulled down his pants. A knife was also involved.“
“Samira,” a pseudonym used to protect the child’s identity, was inside her school on April 28 when a 20-year-old unemployed Afghan man named Nassar S. allegedly breached school security to sexually abuse her. The targeted facility was the Hans-Zulliger-School, which features a prominent warning sign at its entrance reading: “School grounds. Entry prohibited for unauthorized persons.“
Despite this security measure, Nassar S. and an accomplice allegedly entered the building illegally and hid, waiting for a vulnerable target. When Samira briefly left her classroom to use the restroom, the men allegedly trapped her.
The victim was reportedly threatened with the weapon throughout the encounter.
Traumatized by the event, the young girl remained silent for days before finally confiding in her sister, which prompted the family to immediately file a police report.
This led to the arrest of the primary suspect, who has been held in custody since May 5. A classmate also recalled that Samira had been missing from class for about 20 minutes while in the restroom.
The school administration has declined to comment on specific details of the case, citing the “ongoing police investigations.” The scope of the investigation has since widened as authorities look into whether Nassar S. targeted other children.
Koblenz Chief Public Prosecutor Kirsten Mietasch shed light on the expanding case, confirming: “It is true that there is another criminal complaint against the accused for an alleged sexual offense.”
Furthermore, a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed “investigations are being conducted regarding a possible accomplice” regarding the sexual assault against Samira.
While the suspected accomplice has gone into hiding, local parents have voiced their concern, noting that both men are notorious in the area as troublemakers who are known for “specifically targeting young girls.”
In response to the incident, police spokesman Jürgen Fachinger noted that law enforcement has increased its visibility around the campus using both marked patrols and plainclothes officers.
The Supervisory and Service Directorate (ADD) in Trier, which acts as the responsible school authority, has also deployed emergency resources. Explaining the institutional response, spokesperson Eveline Dziendziol stated: “The school has set up a crisis team. In addition to the school administration, this includes school social workers, guidance counselors, school supervisors, school authorities, school psychology services and police representatives.”
According to Dziendziol, extensive counseling and support networks have been established for the student body. The school has also upgraded its physical security, utilizing an intercom system equipped with an image function on the entrance doors and strictly reinforcing staff supervision during recess periods.
Local families are still terrified, with many parents now escorting their disabled children to school.
One mother asked Bild: “If our children are no longer even safe at school – where then?“
There have been numerous cases of migrants targeting children inside schools and kindergartens in Germany in recent years. One of the most horrifying cases involves Afghan man Enamullah O., who went into a “bloody frenzy” and started stabbing kindergarten-aged children in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg in 2025. A 2-year-old boy was stabbed to death and a man lost his life during the attack. A caregiver also broke her arm trying to fight the man off. Another victim was also stabbed. It later emerged that the Afghan man should have already been deported.
