Overview
- A Kassel court acquitted two former officers of causing a detainee’s 2022 cardiac arrest during a prone, bound transport, citing expert testimony that the collapse was not caused by their conduct; the ruling is not yet final.
- At the Erfurt regional court, a 56-year-old man and his 53-year-old partner went on trial for allegedly abducting a 19-year-old, drugging her and confining her naked in a wooden box, with proceedings adjourned after the indictment was read.
- In Mannheim, prosecutors sought life imprisonment and placement in a psychiatric hospital for the defendant accused of intentionally driving into a pedestrian zone on March 3, killing two and injuring 14, with a verdict expected next Thursday.
- Hamburg prosecutors opened a case against a 29-year-old tied to a Billstedt hostage-taking in June, after an SEK raid found four kilograms of cocaine, a pistol, knives and a baton, leading to charges including collective hostage-taking and dangerous bodily harm.
- Police uses of force drew scrutiny as Hamburg’s internal investigations unit reviewed an officer-involved shooting in Lurup during an assistance call, and a separate Mönchengladbach home-invasion arrest left a suspect shot and seriously injured.