Police in Bremen, Germany, are seeking witnesses after a 22-year-old trans person was allegedly subjected to anti-trans abuse and punched outside a club in the city’s Neustadt district early on 31 October 2026.

In a statement issued on 2 November, Bremen police said the person briefly lost consciousness and was admitted to hospital. The force’s state security unit, known as Staatsschutz, has taken over the investigation.

What police have reported

According to investigators’ initial account, an altercation with a group of young men began inside a club on Neustadtswall, where the person’s hair was pulled. When the person tried to leave, the group allegedly used an anti-trans slur outside the entrance and one man struck them in the face.

Police said the attacker fled towards Langemarckstraße. Their statement did not announce an arrest or a completed finding about the attacker’s motive.

An appeal for witnesses

Bremen police have asked anyone with information to contact their criminal investigation duty service on 0421 362-3888. The official notice contains the suspect description.

Radio Bremen’s buten un binnen also reported the incident on 2 November, citing police. That coverage repeats the authorities’ account; it does not establish the outcome of the investigation.

For explanations of the terminology used in our reporting, see our LGBTQ+ glossary.