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4w ago

Bavarian Court Acquits Dutch Man in Fatal MDMA ‘Champagne’ Case

Judges ruled prosecutors failed to prove any link to the MDMA-filled bottles.

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Vier Jahre nach einem tödlichen Vorfall mit einer mit Drogen versetzten Champagnerflasche in Bayern ist der wegen der Tat angeklagte Mann freigesprochen worden. Das Landgericht Weiden sah es nicht als erwiesen an, dass er damit zu tun hatte.

Overview

  • The Landgericht Weiden cleared a 46-year-old Dutch defendant of all charges in the case of a poisoned champagne bottle that led to a death and multiple injuries.
  • The court said prosecutors showed neither gang membership nor a tie to the tainted bottles, and it found the main witness not credible.
  • The case stems from a restaurant serving a three-liter bottle that looked like champagne but contained highly concentrated MDMA, killing one person and seriously injuring seven.
  • Investigators traced similar bottles into the Netherlands and worked with Dutch and Polish authorities, leading to a 2023 arrest and a 2025 trial that lasted 21 days with about 40 witnesses and three experts.
  • The defendant had been released from pretrial detention earlier this year and will receive compensation for the time he spent in custody.