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Eyewitnesses, Jailmate’s Claim Mark Second Day of Cottbus Trial in Officer’s Death

Testimony underscored the prosecution’s claim that the fleeing driver accepted a deadly risk.

Overview

  • Several civilians told the court they saw the Dresden officer hurled into the air and described a blue Skoda racing through Lauchhammer.
  • A fellow inmate, identified as Artur K., testified the accused said on a prison toilet that he had run over the officer.
  • Prosecutors assert the car exceeded 172 km/h and argue the killing was accepted to help conceal an auto theft.
  • The defense seeks dismissal based on a prior Hildesheim conviction, invoking Strafklageverbrauch, and the judge will decide at the verdict.
  • The accused has remained silent and hid his face entering court, and investigators initially detained another man, Michał S., before identifying the current defendant as the driver.