Overview

• Proceedings opened at the Hamburg district court, where the 39-year-old instructor is charged with negligent homicide by omission.
• The child was one of ten beginners in an October 4, 2023 class at Schwimmbad Bondenwald and died the next day after losing her flotation aid and submerging.
• According to the indictment, the teacher was tending to a crying child and failed to either clear the group from deep water or check headcount before the girl disappeared.
• In court, the defendant gave a detailed account and broke down in tears after the mother’s testimony, and the court set October 9 for the verdict.
• Pool operator Bäderland paused classes after the accident, expanded live supervision, allowed parents poolside, began testing AI-based video oversight, and removed the accused from teaching and water watch.