Overview
- The criminal trial opened at the Landgericht Berlin on June 8, 2026 with the 41- and 42-year-old defendants charged with dangerous bodily harm and bodily harm resulting in death for events in April 2024.
- Prosecutors allege the women gave the man several injections of the local anesthetic Procain, that one defendant asked the other for help because she lacked experience, and that their conduct was grossly negligent.
- The man had reportedly requested the anesthetic to expand physical limits during a BDSM session in a Charlottenburg studio, collapsed during the session, and died after resuscitation efforts.
- Both defendants declined to comment on the facts at the first hearing; through lawyers they gave biographical details and one said she has left sex work and now works as a care assistant.
- The case raises legal and medical questions about consent, non-medical use of a dental anesthetic and criminal liability for risky sex practices, and prosecutors plan further hearings including dates in June and sessions through July.