Overview
- At the second day of the trial in Rostock, both parents took the stand and the father unexpectedly praised the accused, reversing earlier claims of jealousy and strife.
- The presiding judge flagged contradictions as the father said he had misunderstood past events and described the defendant as loving and empathetic.
- Prosecutors say the killing was deliberate to remove conflict in the couple's relationship, with WhatsApp chats and a short audio recording presented in court.
- Fabian's mother gave an emotional account of the disappearance and later criticized the father for visiting the defendant in jail, a visit prosecutors say is documented.
- The defendant remains in pretrial detention and has stayed silent, and the court plans to question the father again at the next hearing with more dates set into early July.