Dominik Brunner
Encyclopedia
Dominik Florian Brunner was a German
businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer. He was killed in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to protect a group of school children from attacks by teenagers.
in Landshut
Brunner studied law at the University of Munich and worked in office positions in San Francisco and Paris. He followed his father's trail when he took a leading position at Erlus AG. His fields of responsibility included finance, organization, personnel, law and purchases.
In the 1990s, Brunner trained kickboxing
at Boxclub Straubing, but gave up the hobby after
he noticed more and more young men arriving to the to club to learn how to beat others.
train. When Brunner and the young teens alighted at München Solln station Brunner was punched and kicked over 20 times. He eventually died on site due to a pre-existing heart condition.
Schiller and Leibinger have been charged with murder. In the current court case, it has been proven that Brunner got involved with the aim of protecting the school children, but it is questionable if he died due to the brutal beating by the accused. There are differing versions on how the fight between Brunner and the accused resulted. When the accused were threatening the children, Brunner asked them to stop, or he would call the police. The accused did not listen, so Brunner informed the police. He then asked the children to "stay away", took a combat position and started to hit and fight the accused. However, according to another witness, Brunner approached the accused, shouted "this is what you want", and then hit Markus Schiller on the face. Although described as a hero in early media reports, later there has been discussion regarding how much blame on starting the fight lies on Brunner himself.
(Bayerischer Verdienstorden) by Prime Minister of Bavaria Horst Seehofer
, and the Federal Cross of Merit by German President Horst Köhler
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
businessman. He was the CFO of Erlus AG, Germany’s largest roof tile manufacturer. He was killed in a fight which resulted from Brunner trying to protect a group of school children from attacks by teenagers.
Biography
Brunner was born to a family of entrepreneurs. His father Oscar Brunner was the finance manager of one of Germany's largest roof tile manufacturers, Erlus AG. After receiving his AbiturAbitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
in Landshut
Landshut
Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
Brunner studied law at the University of Munich and worked in office positions in San Francisco and Paris. He followed his father's trail when he took a leading position at Erlus AG. His fields of responsibility included finance, organization, personnel, law and purchases.
In the 1990s, Brunner trained kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
at Boxclub Straubing, but gave up the hobby after
he noticed more and more young men arriving to the to club to learn how to beat others.
Death
On 12 September 2009 four school children were being threatened by two older teenagers, Markus Schiller and Sebastian Leibinger, who tried to rob and mug them, on a Munich S-BahnMunich S-Bahn
The Munich S-Bahn is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for stadtschnellbahn , and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems.The Munich S-Bahn network is operated by S-Bahn München, a subsidiary...
train. When Brunner and the young teens alighted at München Solln station Brunner was punched and kicked over 20 times. He eventually died on site due to a pre-existing heart condition.
Schiller and Leibinger have been charged with murder. In the current court case, it has been proven that Brunner got involved with the aim of protecting the school children, but it is questionable if he died due to the brutal beating by the accused. There are differing versions on how the fight between Brunner and the accused resulted. When the accused were threatening the children, Brunner asked them to stop, or he would call the police. The accused did not listen, so Brunner informed the police. He then asked the children to "stay away", took a combat position and started to hit and fight the accused. However, according to another witness, Brunner approached the accused, shouted "this is what you want", and then hit Markus Schiller on the face. Although described as a hero in early media reports, later there has been discussion regarding how much blame on starting the fight lies on Brunner himself.
Awards
Brunner was posthumously awarded the Bavarian Order of MeritBavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is the order of merit of the Free State of Bavaria. It is awarded by the Minister-President of Bavaria as a "recognition of outstanding contributions to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people"....
(Bayerischer Verdienstorden) by Prime Minister of Bavaria Horst Seehofer
Horst Seehofer
Horst Lorenz Seehofer is a German politician . He was Federal Minister for Health and Social Security from 1992 to 1998 and served as Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2008...
, and the Federal Cross of Merit by German President Horst Köhler
Horst Köhler
Horst Köhler is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. He was President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties, the CDU and the CSU, and the liberal FDP, Köhler was elected to his first five-year term by the Federal Assembly on...
.
External links
- Dominik Brunner Stiftung für Zivilcourage (established by his relatives)