Skinhead assault sees Brazilian woman miscarry

ZURICH police were last night investigating an alleged skinhead assault on a pregnant Brazilian woman that caused her to miscarry twins and left her scarred with the initials of Switzerland’s main right-wing party.

Skinhead assault sees Brazilian woman miscarry

Police said the facts were still unclear, but a man called on Monday evening to report a woman at a Zurich train station needed help. When police found her, she had the letters carved into her skin and told them she had suffered a miscarriage after the attack.

Brazil’s O Globo newspaper reported three skinheads, one with a Nazi symbol tattooed on his forehead, attacked the woman outside a local train station in Zurich while she was heading home. She had been speaking in Portuguese on a phone when she was accosted, it said. The woman has been identified as 26-year-old Paula Oliveira, a lawyer working for a European shipping company.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

You have reached your article limit.

Unlimited access. Half the price.

Annual €130 €65

Best value

Monthly €12€6 / month

More in this section

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited