Overview

• The 37-year-old defendant admitted in court to killing his 31-year-old partner and their two daughters in October 2024, using a crossbow and knife.
• The court has temporarily placed the accused in a psychiatric hospital, following expert testimony that his mental illness poses a danger to the public.
• Prosecutors argue that the murders were committed with particular cruelty, which they emphasize as a significant aggravating factor in the case.
• The bodies of the victims were discovered on November 3, 2024, in the family’s Berlin-Marzahn apartment, leading to the accused's arrest shortly after in Baden-Württemberg.
• The defendant stated through his lawyer that he believed he was protecting his children from the world and did not intend to harm them.