Overview
- No party filed an appeal within the statutory period, making the acquittal legally binding, the Traunstein regional court confirmed.
- In the second trial, prosecutors themselves sought an acquittal, and they now plan a Nachbereitung with police to assess criticisms of the investigation.
- Presiding judge Heike Will apologized to the defendant and said the evidence hearing revealed fatal errors in the investigative work.
- The initial 2024 murder conviction was overturned by the Federal Court of Justice due to bias by the first trial’s presiding judge.
- The cause of the student’s death remains unresolved, the ex‑defendant was compensated for more than 900 days in custody, and his lawyers are pressing for consequences.