Noël Martin

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Noël Martin (*1959, Jamaican born British, is a prominent Neo-Nazi victim who was attacked by German Neo-Nazis in 1996. He lives in Birmingham, England. At the time he was one of the many British and Irish construction workers working in Germany.

On June 16, 1996 in Brandenburg, the former East Germany, he was attacked because of his dark-skin by Neo-Nazis. A stone crashed through the windshield of his car and Martin's car veered off the road and struck a tree.

Martin became a quadriplegic as a result of the attack, and requires 24-hour care. Having outlived his wife, he has announced his intention to seek assisted suicide, to take place in Berlin, as a result.[1] His first announcement, in 2006, set June 23, 2007 as the date of his suicide.[2] As of December 2007 he had made arrangements with a doctor through the Swiss organization Dignitas.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kate Connolly. "Why I just can't go on living, by victim of neo-Nazis", The Guardian, April 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  2. ^ Roman Heflik. "Noel Martin's Final Struggle: Neo-Nazi Victim Battling to the Death", Der Spiegel, September 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
  3. ^ "Neo-Nazi victim plans to kill himself in Berlin: report", Agence France-Presse, December 18, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-12. 
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