New trial against Halle assassin for hostage-taking in prison from January
After his attack on October 9, 2019, the right-wing extremist initially served a life sentence in Burg Prison with subsequent preventive detention. In December 2022, B. took two prison officers hostage there and threatened them with a homemade firearm. He was overpowered by other prison officers while still inside the prison.
The public prosecutor's office in Naumburg is accusing the accused of hostage-taking and violating the Weapons Act. If he is convicted, he faces a prison sentence of up to 15 years. For the trial in Stendal, eight further dates have initially been scheduled until the end of February.
After the hostage-taking, B. was transferred to Augsburg in Bavaria, where, according to a media report, he is also said to have attacked employees. He was then apparently transferred to Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony.
On October 9, 2019, the right-wing extremist Stephan B. attempted to storm the synagogue in Halle and shoot the assembled members of the congregation on Yom Kippur, the highest Jewish holiday. The attack failed due to the secured synagogue door and jamming of the self-made weapons that B. had constructed for the crime. B. then shot two people in the city. B. was sentenced to life imprisonment followed by preventive detention.
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Source: www.stern.de
