Overview

• A ten-year-old girl died after a BMW driver allegedly ran a red light in Hürth, prompting police to seize his car, mobile phone and driving licence
• In Friedrichstadt a 74-year-old man lost control of his SUV on the market square, injuring five pedestrians as officers probe a possible medical emergency
• Additional traffic tragedies this week included a 95-year-old pedestrian killed at a zebra crossing in Königslutter, a drunk driver arrested with two children in Weyhausen and an allegedly intoxicated lorry operator who crashed into a Medingen property and sparked a fire
• Violent assaults have drawn scrutiny, with a 23-year-old suspect surrendering after brutally beating an 11-year-old boy in Dietzenbach and police investigating a knife attack on a 22-year-old woman in Berlin
• Courts have imposed penalties in high-profile cases, including a 57-year-old woman fined 500 euros for praising Hamas and a 29-year-old man sentenced to five-and-a-half years for robbing an 88-year-old woman