Overview
- The proceedings resumed on February 4 after the first trial was halted due to a judge’s illness, and five additional hearing days are scheduled.
- The 28-year-old defendant denies the allegations and complained in court about being assigned a new lawyer shortly before the restart.
- Prosecutors allege he placed a foil pellet containing aluminium phosphide in his daughter’s mouth in December 2024 to avoid future payments.
- A biology expert testified that the pellet bore the child’s DNA on both sides and a partial, inconclusive trace attributable to the defendant on the inside.
- The charges include attempted murder, dangerous bodily harm, and serious mistreatment of a ward, while the defense disputes motive, legal classification, and the interpretation of online search data.