Overview

• On June 20, Landgericht Traunstein lifted the arrest warrant against Sebastian T., finding that the provisional evidence no longer supports a pressing suspicion
• His nine-year sentence for Wörndl’s murder, imposed in March 2024, was overturned in April by the Bundesgerichtshof due to improper communications between the judge and prosecutor
• Max Steller, a court-appointed forensic psychologist, reported that the key testimony from fellow inmate Adrian M.—who alleged a jailhouse confession—cannot be considered credible
• Defense attorneys Regina Rick and Yves Georg have introduced three new expert reports suggesting Wörndl’s death may have resulted from an accident rather than a deliberate attack
• A fresh trial is scheduled for September 2025 to reassess the case under revised procedural standards