Overview
- Prosecutors charged the teenager with manufacturing and possessing a biological weapon and with 13 counts of unlawful handling of explosive substances.
- Investigators say he produced three ampoules of a ricin–aconitine mixture in December 2024 in an attic lab at his parents’ home in Zeithain and stored them in a refrigerator.
- He is also accused of making 13 noise/explosive devices from chemicals bought online and detonating some near the family property during 2024.
- The defendant has confessed, cited scientific interest as his motive, has no prior convictions, and remains at liberty with no evidence he intended to harm others.
- More than 150 officers searched the home in April, seizing equipment and electronic data, and the Amtsgericht Riesa will decide whether to admit the indictment and open the main proceedings.