Man 'attacked for being Polish' in Aberdeen prison

BBC Published Jun 15, 2010 Reviewed Jul 3, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Keith Porter, 22, is on trial accused of attempting to murder Daniel Kaizer in a racially-aggravated assault on 4 December last year.

Three co-accused — George Stewart, Matthew Greig and Sean Laurenson — deny assaulting another Polish inmate, Lukasz Rusek, on the same date at the prison gym by repeatedly punching him on the head to his injury.

Daniel Kaizer, 28, told the High Court in Inverness he was attacked in the gym of Aberdeen's Craiginches Prison because he was Polish and believed the attack was racial.

Daniel Kaizer, victim

The Crown claims the alleged attack by George Stewart, Matthew Greig and Sean Laurenson was also racially-aggravated.

The Crown, prosecution

Daniel Kaizer told the third day of the trial he was 80% certain that Keith Porter had carried out the attack.

80 % · certainty of identification Daniel Kaizer, victim

Daniel Kaizer was 80% certain that Keith Porter carried out the attack.

80 % · Daniel Kaizer's certainty

A man has told a court he was attacked in the gym of Aberdeen's Craiginches Prison because he was Polish.

Daniel Kaizer, 28, told the High Court in Inverness: "I just did not understand why someone would want to kill me. I believe it was racial."

Keith Porter, 22, is on trial accused of attempting to murder Mr Kaizer in a racially-aggravated assault on 4 December last year.

He allegedly struck the Pole on the head with a metal bar.

Mr Kaizer told the third day of the trial he was "80% certain" that Mr Porter had carried out the attack.

Three co-accused deny assaulting another Polish inmate, Lukasz Rusek, on the same date at the prison gym by repeatedly punching him on the head to his injury.

The Crown claims the alleged attack by George Stewart, Matthew Greig and Sean Laurenson was also racially-aggravated.

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