A Greek national has been arrested in connection with the brutal assault on a German train ticket controller near Homburg, who has since passed away due to his injuries.
The ticket controller, 36-year-old Serkan C., reportedly leaves a family behind. The suspect, a 26-year-old Greek national, reportedly grew angry when Serkan C. asked him for his ticket. Upon discovering he had no ticket, Serkan C. tried to remove him from the train. Then, the Greek suspect began to violently assault him.
The 36-year-old railway employee suffered severe injuries and has since died, according to Bild newspaper.
The Greek national has no fixed address in Germany, according to a police spokesperson. Besides his age, no other details have been issued, nor has his first name been provided. He is being charged with attempted manslaughter, but this charge may be upgraded.
So far, few details have been provided about the actual assault.
“We cannot comment on the weapon or any possible tools used,” a police source stated.
The train conductor was resuscitated at the scene and was still alive when he was taken to the hospital, but doctors were not able to save his life.
Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla commented on the employee’s death, stating: “This tragic death leaves me speechless and deeply saddened. My heartfelt condolences go out to Serkan C.’s family, his friends, and his colleagues. All of us at Deutsche Bahn condemn in the strongest possible terms this horrific act of violence and the completely senseless death of our colleague. We must all ask ourselves why such outbreaks of violence keep happening. We—politicians, society—must provide answers. Today is a dark day for all railway workers in the country. We at Deutsche Bahn are in mourning.”
The Railway and Transport Union (EVG) expressed its anger over the incident, especially in light of growing assaults on public transport workers over the last few years.
“Starting tomorrow, we will increase the pressure again,” EVG Chairman Martin Burkert stated. “This brutal attack must now initiate a change of thinking.”
Based on data received from the Federal Ministry of the Interior in response to an inquiry from the Left Party, for the first 10 months of 2025, on average, five employees of Deutsche Bahn are physically assaulted on duty every day. In addition, there are four cases of threats per day.
In total, 1,231 Deutsche Bahn employees were victims of physical assault, and 324 were victims of aggravated assault during this period.
In 2024, German train conductors in the state of Thuringia were given permission not to check the tickets of foreign passengers after an increase in threatening behavior from asylum seekers towards staff.
Foreigners have been implicated in numerous incidents targeting train staff, including brutal assaults. As noted in previous articles, European train conductors, ticket controllers, and other staff are bearing the brunt of mass immigration in Europe.
Data has shown that foreigners are vastly overrepresented in serious crimes at German train stations and on German trains. Foreigners only make up about 15 percent of the German population, but these same suspects account for a tremendous 59 percent of all sexual crimes at German train stations, according to federal police data obtained by the NIUS outlet.
These serious crimes include everything from migrants masturbating on rail lines, resulting in regional traffic shutdowns, to German staff being terrorized to the point that they are not showing up for work, including due to physical assaults and sexual violence. There is now even a policy in place to not check train tickets for people who look to be foreign out of fear of assault.
