Overview
- A 42-year-old suspect confessed and was placed in pretrial detention after allegedly fatally stabbing a 58-year-old court enforcement officer with a hunting knife during a forced eviction in Bexbach, according to prosecutors.
- Saarland ordered flags at half-mast, opened a condolence book, and signaled a review of protection for court enforcement staff as professional associations pressed for better training, equipment and privacy safeguards.
- The Cologne “rocker” murder case returned to court for retrial after the Federal Constitutional Court voided the prior life sentence over a fair‑trial violation, with hearings scheduled into early 2026.
- In Bochum, the lawyer for a deaf 12-year-old girl shot during a police operation disputed official accounts, said body cameras were not activated, and criticized authorities’ communications as an investigation continues.
- Two 17-year-old suspects in a life‑threatening Kassel stabbing surrendered and are in custody, while separate proceedings include a machine‑gun shooting trial opening in Ulm and a life sentence in a Bad Friedrichshall workplace killing.