Overview
- The men received prison terms of 12 and 11 years for throwing heavy objects from motorway overpasses across several German states.
- The panel recognized the legal element of treachery in the attempted murder convictions across 11 incidents.
- Prosecutors sought 10 years for each defendant, while the defense argued for at most eight and announced it will seek revision.
- Investigators said the pair aimed to trigger crashes to pose as rescuers, using items such as concrete slabs, iron bars and a tree trunk.
- No fatalities were recorded, 22 vehicles were damaged, and both men remain in custody with detention orders left in place.