Overview

• In Frankfurt, a 24-year-old ex-federal police officer stands trial for fatally shooting his 23-year-old girlfriend, with prosecutors urging the court to consider murder under the Heimtücke criterion.
• Investigators say he drank alcohol, brought his service weapon to her Weilrod apartment, and fired from about 1.5 meters as she cooked, while a forensic report indicates defensive arm movements.
• The defendant calls the shooting a tragic accident, seeks a negligent-homicide conviction with a three-year sentence and release from pretrial detention, and has apologized to the victim’s family.
• He was dismissed from the Bundespolizei shortly after the May 2024 killing, and judges in Frankfurt are nearing a verdict after months of testimony and expert analysis.
• In Essen, a 44-year-old woman has gone on trial accused of fatally stabbing her husband’s 28-year-old partner, with bodycam footage showing failed resuscitation attempts and a potential life sentence if convicted.