Overview
- Peter and Ingrid Kraus spoke to Meine Freizeit and other outlets in late May 2026 to revisit the October 2001 death of their adoptive daughter Gaby at age 39 from breast cancer.
- They say a doctor initially dismissed a breast lump as a benign "Milchknoten," promised a biopsy that was never done, and removed tissue under only local anaesthetic during which a second tumor was found later.
- Peter Kraus says Gaby refused to use his name and chose a different physician, a decision he calls a fatal mistake that he believes might have changed the outcome.
- The couple describe decades of grief and family coping, noting support from their son Mike and granddaughter Mona and personal ways Peter managed pain, such as dismantling a car.
- Media coverage repeats the family's allegations but does not publish medical records or report any malpractice lawsuits, so the claims should be understood as the Krauses' recollection 25 years after Gaby's death.