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Prosecutors Seek 15 Years for Daniela Klette in Verden Robbery Trial

The demand signals a case nearing verdict after a year of testimony under disputed forensic procedures.

Overview

  • Prosecutors asked Wednesday for a 15-year sentence, urging conviction for attempted communal murder and serious gang robbery with weapons.
  • A 2015 attack on a cash van in Stuhr remains pivotal, as judges signaled conditional intent to kill rather than attempted murder, which prosecutors still press.
  • Investigators say a 2024 search of Klette’s Berlin flat uncovered firearms, a Panzerfaust replica, detailed notes, more than €240,000 in cash and over a kilo of gold, with DNA traces tying the group to getaway cars.
  • The prosecution wants roughly €2.4 million in alleged robbery proceeds confiscated, arguing the money funded years in hiding.
  • Victims’ lawyers urged a long sentence and described lasting trauma, while the court plans defense closings for May 12–13 with a possible verdict at the end of May.