Overview
- The court-presented forensic psychiatrist Dr. Peter Keiper delivered his report on Oct. 8, 2026, concluding that Gina H. was fully criminally responsible for the alleged killing of eight‑year‑old Fabian.
- Keiper diagnosed an emotionally unstable (Borderline‑type) personality and an IQ around 76 but judged those conditions not severe enough to impair her ability to recognise wrongfulness or control her actions at the time.
- The expert recorded pronounced manipulative and emotionally cold traits and scored 22 out of 25 on a common psychopathy checklist, a level the report described as psychopathic tendencies but below the threshold usually labelled psychopathy.
- Under German criminal law an expert’s view on Schuldfähigkeit helps decide whether a defendant faces ordinary criminal penalties or psychiatric measures, yet judges are not bound by the report and must weigh it against witness testimony, physical evidence and communication data.
- With the evidentiary phase closed the court has scheduled plädoyers for Oct. 29–30 and a probable verdict for Nov. 10, 2026, and the defence continues to dispute the expert’s conclusions while the victim’s family and public attention remain central to the process.