Overview
- The Landgericht Aschaffenburg placed the 28-year-old in a psychiatric hospital without a fixed end date, with the measure to be reviewed at least annually.
- Prosecutors, victims' counsel and the defense had all asked the court to order psychiatric confinement based on his condition and risk profile.
- A forensic psychiatrist testified he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, had likely stopped taking antipsychotic medication days before the attack and posed a very high risk of further violence if released.
- On January 22, 2025, he stabbed a group in Schöntal Park, killing a two-year-old boy and a 41-year-old man who intervened, and seriously injuring a two-year-old girl, an educator and another helper.
- The case unfolded in a Sicherungsverfahren centered on criminal responsibility and prevention, with coverage also noting prior brief psychiatric admissions, a failed 2023 deportation and a separate conviction of a police officer for failing to pursue an earlier 2024 incident.