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Amateur Referee Pascal Kaiser Assaulted Outside Cologne Home After Viral Stadium Proposal

Police had assessed no immediate danger after he reported online threats the day before.

Overview

  • Local reports say three unidentified men waited in his garden and attacked him with punches and kicks before fleeing.
  • Kaiser told SimiliQueer he had received hostile messages that referenced his private address after it was shared online.
  • He says he believes the assault was homophobic and tied to his widely shared proposal before CologneWolfsburg on January 30.
  • Police arrived with multiple patrol cars, took him to a hospital, and moved him and his partner to a safe location, according to his account.
  • Officers had reassured him there was no immediate danger after he reported threats the previous day, German media reported.