Berlin Court Sentences Two to Life for Attempted Murder and Robbery of 80-Year-Old
The victim, who was shot three times in the head, survived but remains in a coma; the attackers stole €2,600 and were convicted of attempted murder driven by greed.
- An 80-year-old man in Berlin was shot three times in the head during a robbery in May 2024, leaving him in a permanent coma.
- The attackers, a 31-year-old woman and her 49-year-old then-partner, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the Berlin Landgericht for attempted murder and robbery.
- The woman had previously helped the victim with translations and learned of his financial situation, leading to a premeditated plan to rob him.
- The attackers stole €2,600 and fled, believing the victim was dead, but he regained consciousness briefly and managed to call for help.
- The court rejected arguments for leniency, citing the calculated and heinous nature of the crime, and emphasized the victim's irreversible suffering.
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