Overview

• The father received a 22-month prison term on probation, while his son was issued a youth-law warning and a four-week detention that counted as served due to prior custody.
• The court found they knowingly supplied a 600‑horsepower Mercedes used in 15 completed and five attempted ATM explosions between May and November 2021.
• Prosecutors cited heists totaling roughly €880,000 and property damage exceeding €1.7 million at sites including Meerbusch, Viersen, Dormagen and Gelsenkirchen.
• Judges noted no one was injured in these cases, a factor that spared the defendants harsher custodial sentences.
• Authorities seized €28,000 in rental proceeds and detailed surveillance and phone taps that linked the vehicle to the bombing series.