Overview

• The Berlin Regional Court sentenced the 18-year-old main perpetrator to five years of juvenile detention for manslaughter in the June 2024 killing at Kottbusser Tor subway station.
• The 19-year-old and 24-year-old accomplices received prison sentences of three years and three months, and five years, respectively, for bodily harm resulting in death.
• The court ruled the crime was spontaneous, rejecting murder charges due to insufficient evidence of premeditation or base motives.
• The killing stemmed from a dispute over €10 in drug proceeds, with the 18-year-old fatally stabbing the victim after a failed attempt to strike him with a bottle.
• The verdict, delivered on April 7, 2025, is not yet final, as appeals may still be filed.