Overview
- The Garmisch-Partenkirchen derailment case opened in court, where two rail employees face negligent homicide charges as prosecutors also investigate a DB manager and DB InfraGo for possible supervisory breaches under administrative law.
- After a canal-bridge crash near Braunschweig that killed three men, investigators say a 53-year-old from the oncoming car remains in critical condition as they examine a rental car reported embezzled and a high-speed flight from an A2 check.
- Police in Dresden arrested two suspects after a Tunisian man was stabbed on a tram; both detainees were heavily intoxicated, previously linked to right-wing offenses, and the state security branch has taken over the case with the knife secured.
- In Aschaffenburg, a Sicherungsverfahren continues over a January park knife attack that killed a two-year-old and a helper, with court evidence citing a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and prosecutors seeking permanent psychiatric commitment.
- Investigators identified a 30-year-old suspect in the A93 bus robbery near Aiglsbach and continue to hunt two accomplices after a trio used a paddle and hand signals to stop the coach before stealing the driver’s cash and documents.