Magdeburg’s State Court has found a 51-year-old psychiatrist from Saudi Arabia guilty of murder for driving a rental car into a crowd at the Christmas market in the eastern city in 2024.
The judge sentenced the defendant to life in prison and said that the German equivalent of a first-degree murder charge in the US — known in German as a particular severity of guilt — had been established. This removes the possibilty of early parole.
The verdict can be appealed.
What happened in the attack?
The attack on December 20 killed five women and a 9-year-old child, with more than 300 sustaining injuries.
The attack was one of a series targeting Christmas markets in Germany or Europe in recent years, and led to further intensified security measures.
The man was able to circumvent the existing security cordon and gain access with his vehicle.
More to follow…
Edited by: Darko Janjevic
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