Racist Skinhead Rampage and Murder in Žiar nad Hronom

On July 21, 1995, skinheads rampaged through the Romani neighbourhood of Žiar nad Hronom, attacking residents and setting fires. Seventeen-year-old Mario Goral was beaten, doused with gasoline and polystyrene, and set ablaze. He died from severe burns ten days later, making this one of Slovakia's first documented racially motivated killings. The weak judicial response exposed systemic failures in prosecuting hate crimes.

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