Overview
- The city of Hanau, which announced the death Friday through Mayor Claus Kaminsky, did not disclose a cause.
- Hans-Gerd R. had been fined €21,600 by the Hanau district court for incitement to hatred, attempted coercion, insults, violations of protection orders, and false accusation.
- Both he and prosecutors appealed the sentence, and the case was put on hold in November due to procedural questions.
- His death ends the pending appeal, his lawyer said, closing a case that had lingered for victims and officials.
- Officials said his conduct, including insults at the mayor and repeated breaches of approach bans, compounded the trauma of families after the 2020 racist murders of nine people.