Overview
- The Landgericht Zwickau, which ruled Tuesday, sentenced both parents to two years in prison on probation.
- Investigators say the 13‑month‑old twins were taken to hospitals in September 2023 after a witness alerted authorities, and doctors found life‑threatening malnutrition and brain atrophy.
- Clinicians reported the boys were close to death and now have lasting motor and cognitive impairments that will limit independence.
- The judge called it a lesser case driven by ideological conviction rather than cruelty, after prosecutors had asked for five years in prison.
- Probation lasts four years with required pediatric checkups and therapy attendance, custody stays with the parents under Jugendamt oversight, and the verdict is not yet final.