Justice - Ruling on the rampage in Trier largely overturned
The trial surrounding the rampage in Trier with five fatalities must be reopened in parts. Following a decision by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in Karlsruhe, the verdict of the Trier regional court was largely overturned due to legal errors. This means that the defendant's appeal has been upheld, the BGH announced on Monday.
The reason: The Regional Court had not justified its assumption that the defendant had acted in a state of significantly reduced culpability without legal error. The decisions on the legal consequences must therefore also be set aside.
During the rampage on December 1, 2020, a man drove his SUV through the pedestrian zone in Trier and deliberately hit passers-by. Five people died in the attack, including a baby. There were also dozens of injured and traumatized people.
In August 2022, the perpetrator was sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders and multiple attempted murders at Trier Regional Court. The court also established the particular gravity of the guilt and ordered the man to be placed in a closed psychiatric hospital.
According to the expert, the man suffers from paranoid schizophrenia with bizarre delusions - and is therefore of reduced culpability. The trained electrician remained silent about the allegations during the year-long trial. One day after the verdict, the driver's defense lawyer lodged an appeal.
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Source: www.stern.de
