Overview
- The 27-year-old defendant, who has been in pretrial custody, denied attempting to kill her husband Thursday as the case opened at the Braunschweig regional court.
- Prosecutors allege she lured her 32-year-old husband to the cellar in November 2025 and poured highly concentrated formic acid, reported at 94%, over his head and face.
- The victim survived with severe burns, lost his sight after both corneas were destroyed, and spent several days in an induced coma after a neighbor called for help.
- The woman told the court there was a struggle over the bottle and the acid spilled during an attempt to fend him off, while early witnesses described shifting statements and a paramedic said the man’s eye tissue appeared to dissolve during treatment.
- The court set six more hearing days through May 8, and the case has drawn attention to the ready sale of industrial-strength acids used in household cleaning in Germany.