Overview

• In April 2021, a caregiver fatally stabbed four severely disabled residents at a Potsdam care home; a fifth resident survived after emergency surgery.
• The Potsdam Regional Court convicted the caregiver of four counts of murder and committed her to a psychiatric hospital.
• The case spurred national discussions in Germany about care facility safety, mental health screenings, and societal attitudes toward disabled people.
• On the tragedy's fourth anniversary, the Aktionsgruppe gegen Ableismus announced a wheelchair climbing protest at a central Potsdam location.
• The protest seeks to raise awareness of ableism, defined as the societal devaluation of individuals who deviate from physical or intellectual norms.